Calamity
highWildfireCalamity Score: 39

Wildfire near Byaroza

BelarusNASA FIRMS (VIIRS)

Recorded by satellite 170 days ago.

A thermal anomaly is a snapshot of one satellite pass, not a record of a fire’s life: we cannot say whether it kept burning after that pass.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 54 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2024. The last comparable one was on 13 March 2026. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 43 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 392 MW, at high confidence, 21 km from Byaroza.

The 43 pixels cover about 6.0 km² — that is the footprint of the detection grid at 375 m resolution, not an estimate of how much land burned.

FIRMS does not report burned area, and neither do we.

An estimated 11,473 people live within 35 km of this point.

Nearby, since 10 March 2024

How we know

One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 58 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeWildfire
Severityhigh
Calamity Score (ours)39 / 100
Our confidence58%
Coordinates52.3575, 25.1005
Nearest CityByaroza (21 km)
Population Exposed11.5K within 35 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-14T10:06:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@25.101,52.357,9z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp392.29
PixelCount43
Confidencehigh

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.

Series begins 10 February 2026 for live collection; the monthly chart also counts backfilled detections from 10 February 2024. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

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 Byaroza (Belarus), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.