Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 40

Large Wildfire

18h agoTwin FallsUnited StatesSource: firms

26 fire pixels detected · FRP: 784 MW · ~3.6 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Twin Falls (approximately 73 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 784 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 40 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (80), historical (80). 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 Score40 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates42.1915, -113.7183
Nearest CityTwin Falls (73 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-28T22:07:03.700Z

Score Breakdown

80
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp783.6999999999999
PixelCount26
Confidencehigh
Area Km23.6400000000000006

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 40/100, near Twin Falls (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.