Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 44

Large Wildfire

17d agoFizuliAzerbaijanSource: firms

29 fire pixels detected · FRP: 810 MW · ~4.1 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Fizuli (approximately 22 km away) in Azerbaijan, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 9.7K people live within 35 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 810 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 44 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (80), historical (40), population (25). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Azerbaijan 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 Score44 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates39.4121, 47.2430
Nearest CityFizuli (22 km)
Population Exposed9.7K within 35 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-07T00:31:53.159Z

Score Breakdown

80
intensity
25
population
0
cascading
40
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp810.2399999999998
PixelCount29
Confidencehigh
Area Km24.0600000000000005

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 44/100, near Fizuli (Azerbaijan), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.