Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 58

Major Wildfire

57m agoEagle MountainUnited StatesSource: firms

870 fire pixels detected · FRP: 24649 MW · ~121.8 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Eagle Mountain (approximately 33 km away) in United States, an area where drought conditions, high temperatures, and dry vegetation frequently combine to create elevated wildfire risk. An estimated 39.2K 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 24649 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 58 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (95), 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 Score58 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates40.0295, -112.1440
Nearest CityEagle Mountain (33 km)
Population Exposed39.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-24T23:02:49.768Z

Score Breakdown

0
cascading
95
intensity
80
historical
40
population

Technical Details

Frp24648.97999999999
Area Km2121.80000000000001
Brightness367
Confidencehigh
PixelCount870

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 58/100, near Eagle Mountain (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.