Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 46

Major Wildfire

3m agoGrand JunctionUnited StatesSource: firms

117 fire pixels detected · FRP: 1134 MW · ~16.4 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Grand Junction (approximately 166 km away) in United States, an area where drought conditions, high temperatures, and dry vegetation frequently combine to create elevated wildfire risk.

Event Assessment

This event is a large-scale wildfire with a fire radiative power (FRP) of 1134 MW, indicating extreme heat output and rapid fire spread. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 100. The computed Calamity Score is 46 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (95), historical (80). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

United States has a documented history of fire events. Wildfire activity in the region is monitored through NASA FIRMS (Fire Information for Resource Management System), which provides near-real-time active fire data from MODIS and VIIRS satellites. Fire behavior is influenced by vegetation type, moisture content, wind patterns, and terrain — all factors that determine whether an initial ignition becomes a major event.

Event Data

TypeFire
Severitycritical
Severity Value100
Calamity Score46 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates37.8396, -109.6510
Nearest CityGrand Junction (166 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-07-07T02:30:44.494Z

Score Breakdown

0
cascading
95
intensity
80
historical
0
population

Technical Details

Frp1133.9299999999996
Area Km216.380000000000003
Brightness367
Confidencehigh
PixelCount117

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.

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 46/100, near Grand Junction (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.