Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 39

Large Wildfire

25d agoFos-sur-MerFranceSource: firms

27 fire pixels detected · FRP: 52 MW · ~3.8 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Fos-sur-Mer (approximately 3 km away) in France, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 126.8K people live within 35 km of the event location, placing this in the "severe" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a wildfire detected across 27 satellite thermal detection pixels, indicating an active fire zone. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 37.346000000000004. The computed Calamity Score is 39 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: population (70), intensity (40), historical (20). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

France 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 Value37.346000000000004
Calamity Score39 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates43.4318, 4.9036
Nearest CityFos-sur-Mer (3 km)
Population Exposed126.8K within 35 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-03-19T15:28:14.417Z

Score Breakdown

40
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
20
historical

Technical Details

Brightness324.55
Frp51.730000000000004
PixelCount27
Confidencenominal
Area Km23.7800000000000002

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 39/100, near Fos-sur-Mer (France), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.