Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 81

Major Wildfire

76d agoAlcamoItalySource: firms

158 fire pixels detected · FRP: 6842 MW · ~22.1 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Alcamo (approximately 19 km away) in Italy, a Mediterranean country where summer heatwaves, dry alpine valleys, and dense scrubland vegetation create recurring wildfire conditions from the Alps to Sicily. An estimated 152.8K people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "severe" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a large-scale wildfire with a fire radiative power (FRP) of 6842 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 81 out of 100, indicating a significant event requiring close monitoring. The primary scoring components are: intensity (95), historical (80), population (70). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 196 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Italy 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.

Cascade Risk Analysis

This event may trigger secondary hazards through cascade effects. Cascade detection is an automated process that evaluates how primary disasters can trigger secondary events — for example, earthquakes triggering landslides, or volcanic eruptions causing lahars and pyroclastic flows. These secondary hazards can sometimes pose a greater threat than the initial event, particularly in mountainous terrain or densely populated areas.

Event Data

TypeFire
Severitycritical
Severity Value100
Calamity Score81 / 100
Confidence84%
Coordinates37.8899, 12.7699
Nearest CityAlcamo (19 km)
Population Exposed152.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-06-14T13:09:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
70
population
70
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp6842.340000000003
PixelCount158
Confidencehigh
Area Km222.12

Cascade Risks

cascade

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 81/100, near Alcamo (Italy), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 196 scientific monitoring sources.