20 fire pixels detected · FRP: 14 MW · ~2.8 km²
Geographic Context
This fire event occurred near Cúcuta (approximately 4 km away) in Colombia, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 887.7K people live within 35 km of the event location, placing this in the "severe" population impact tier.
Event Assessment
This event is a wildfire detected across 20 satellite thermal detection pixels, indicating an active fire zone. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 22.794. The computed Calamity Score is 44 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: population (85), intensity (40), historical (20). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.
Regional Monitoring Context
Colombia 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.
Cascade Risk Analysis
This event may trigger secondary hazards through cascade effects. Cascade detection is an automated process that evaluates how primary disasters can trigger secondary events — for example, earthquakes triggering landslides, or volcanic eruptions causing lahars and pyroclastic flows. These secondary hazards can sometimes pose a greater threat than the initial event, particularly in mountainous terrain or densely populated areas.
Event Data
| Type | Fire |
| Severity | high |
| Severity Value | 22.794 |
| Calamity Score | 44 / 100 |
| Confidence | 74% |
| Coordinates | 7.9244, -72.5348 |
| Nearest City | Cúcuta (4 km) |
| Population Exposed | 887.7K within 35 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-09T08:37:06.438Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 315.83 |
| Frp | 13.969999999999999 |
| PixelCount | 20 |
| Confidence | nominal |
| Area Km2 | 2.8000000000000003 |
Cascade Risks
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.
Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 44/100, near Cúcuta (Colombia), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.