Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 72

Major Wildfire

1m agoPueblo WestUnited StatesSource: firms

193 fire pixels detected · FRP: 4842 MW · ~27.0 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Pueblo West (approximately 38 km away) in United States, an area where drought conditions, high temperatures, and dry vegetation frequently combine to create elevated wildfire risk. An estimated 31.3K people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a large-scale wildfire with a fire radiative power (FRP) of 4842 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 72 out of 100, indicating a significant event requiring close monitoring. The primary scoring components are: intensity (95), historical (80), cascading (70). 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.

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 Score72 / 100
Confidence84%
Coordinates38.1332, -105.0528
Nearest CityPueblo West (38 km)
Population Exposed31.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-06T23:46:09.215Z

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
40
population
70
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp4841.570000000001
PixelCount193
Confidencehigh
Area Km227.020000000000003

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 72/100, near Pueblo West (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.