Calamity
criticalWildfireCalamity Score: 54

Wildfire near Hurricane

United StatesNASA FIRMS (VIIRS)

Recorded by satellite 75 days ago.

A thermal anomaly is a snapshot of one satellite pass, not a record of a fire’s life: we cannot say whether it kept burning after that pass.

It is the 229th strongest of the 1284 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 3 June 2024. The last comparable one was on 12 January 2026.

What the source measured

NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 3 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 534 MW, at high confidence, 101 km from Hurricane.

The 3 pixels cover about 0.4 km² — that is the footprint of the detection grid at 375 m resolution, not an estimate of how much land burned.

FIRMS does not report burned area, and neither do we.

Nearby, since 3 June 2024

How we know

One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 54 out of 100, at 64 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeWildfire
Severitycritical
Calamity Score (ours)54 / 100
Our confidence64%
Coordinates36.9129, -112.2031
Nearest CityHurricane (101 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-06-15T21:08:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

80
intensity
0
population
70
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp534.15
PixelCount3
Confidencehigh

Cascade Risks

air quality emergency

Safety Information

If a wildfire is approaching: follow evacuation orders immediately. Do not wait to see the fire. Close all windows and doors, remove combustible materials from around your home, and have an emergency go-bag ready. Air quality can deteriorate rapidly even at distance from the fire front — monitor local air quality advisories.

Series begins 10 February 2026 for live collection; the monthly chart also counts backfilled detections from 10 February 2024. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

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Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 54/100, near Hurricane (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 194 scientific monitoring sources.