Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 44

Moderate Wildfire

24d agoAdzopéIvory CoastSource: firms

11 fire pixels detected · FRP: 101 MW · ~1.5 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Adzopé (approximately 5 km away) in Ivory Coast, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 55.7K people live within 20 km of the event location, placing this in the "severe" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 101 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 31.291999999999994. The computed Calamity Score is 44 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (60), population (55), historical (30). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Ivory Coast 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 Value31.291999999999994
Calamity Score44 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates6.0711, -3.8314
Nearest CityAdzopé (5 km)
Population Exposed55.7K within 20 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-03-20T15:08:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness341.89
Frp101.45999999999998
PixelCount11
Confidencenominal
Area Km21.54

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 44/100, near Adzopé (Ivory Coast), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.