Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 27

Major Wildfire

18d agoSheridanUnited StatesSource: firms

70 fire pixels detected · FRP: 263 MW · ~9.8 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Sheridan (approximately 104 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 significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 263 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 96.256. The computed Calamity Score is 27 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: intensity (60), historical (30). 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 Value96.256
Calamity Score27 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates45.7215, -106.7434
Nearest CitySheridan (104 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-08-07T11:41:11.777Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp262.55999999999995
PixelCount70
Confidencehigh
Area Km29.8

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 27/100, near Sheridan (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.