Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 36

Large Wildfire

2m agoCedar CityUnited StatesSource: firms

22 fire pixels detected · FRP: 732 MW · ~3.1 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Cedar City (approximately 90 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 732 MW, indicating extreme heat output and rapid fire spread. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 95.15899999999999. The computed Calamity Score is 36 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: intensity (80), historical (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 Value95.15899999999999
Calamity Score36 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates38.3509, -112.4888
Nearest CityCedar City (90 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-07-11T17:32:25.550Z

Score Breakdown

80
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
40
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp731.5899999999999
PixelCount22
Confidencehigh
Area Km23.08

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 36/100, near Cedar City (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.