Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 52

Major Wildfire

20m agoCañon CityUnited StatesSource: firms

136 fire pixels detected · FRP: 799 MW · ~19.0 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Cañon City (approximately 36 km away) in United States, an area where drought conditions, high temperatures, and dry vegetation frequently combine to create elevated wildfire risk. An estimated 33.3K 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 799 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 52 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (80), historical (80), population (40). 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 Score52 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates38.1478, -105.0536
Nearest CityCañon City (36 km)
Population Exposed33.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-06T10:31:02.980Z

Score Breakdown

80
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp799.3700000000005
PixelCount136
Confidencehigh
Area Km219.040000000000003

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 52/100, near Cañon City (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.