Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 35

Large Wildfire

31d agoZugdidiGeorgiaSource: firms

25 fire pixels detected · FRP: 259 MW · ~3.5 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Zugdidi (approximately 29 km away) in Georgia, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 6.8K people live within 35 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 259 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 76.714. The computed Calamity Score is 35 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: intensity (60), historical (30), population (25). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Georgia 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
Severityhigh
Severity Value76.714
Calamity Score35 / 100
Confidence58%
Coordinates42.6927, 41.6158
Nearest CityZugdidi (29 km)
Population Exposed6.8K within 35 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-14T10:02:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
25
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness355.52
Frp258.57
PixelCount25
Confidencenominal
Area Km23.5000000000000004

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 35/100, near Zugdidi (Georgia), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.