Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 27

Wildfire near Puerto Carreño

ColombiaNASA FIRMS (VIIRS)

Detected once by satellite, 168 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.

The last comparable one was on 14 March 2026.

What the source measured

NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 33 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 301 MW, at nominal confidence, 94 km from Puerto Carreño.

The 33 pixels cover about 4.6 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.

Nearby, since 14 March 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 27 out of 100, at 38 % confidence.

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

Event Data

TypeFire
Severityhigh
Severity Value80
Calamity Score27 / 100
Confidence38%
Coordinates6.7998, -68.0665
Nearest CityPuerto Carreño (94 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-03-15T00:00:01.145Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness356.48
Frp300.71999999999997
PixelCount33
Confidencenominal

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. Comparisons refer to that period only. 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 27/100, near Puerto Carreño (Colombia), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 196 scientific monitoring sources.