Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 27

Major Wildfire

2d agoThunder BayCanadaSource: firms

64 fire pixels detected · FRP: 123 MW · ~9.0 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Thunder Bay (approximately 157 km away) in Canada, a region where boreal forests and changing climate patterns have increased wildfire activity in recent decades.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 123 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 76.259. 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

Canada 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 Value76.259
Calamity Score27 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates48.5030, -91.3637
Nearest CityThunder Bay (157 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-07-11T20:04:32.923Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness354.98
Frp122.59
PixelCount64
Confidencenominal
Area Km28.96

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 Thunder Bay (Canada), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.