Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 46

Major Wildfire

18h agoWenatcheeUnited StatesSource: firms

1009 fire pixels detected · FRP: 14510 MW · ~141.3 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Wenatchee (approximately 55 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 14510 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 46 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (95), 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 Score46 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates47.8974, -120.5240
Nearest CityWenatchee (55 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-08-27T21:43:57.964Z

Score Breakdown

0
cascading
95
intensity
80
historical
0
population

Technical Details

Frp14510.050000000008
Area Km2141.26000000000002
Brightness367
Confidencehigh
PixelCount1009

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 46/100, near Wenatchee (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.