Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 54

Large Wildfire

25d agoDouakoGuineaSource: firms

35 fire pixels detected · FRP: 604 MW · ~4.9 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Douako (approximately 55 km away) in Guinea, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards.

Event Assessment

This event is a large-scale wildfire with a fire radiative power (FRP) of 604 MW, indicating extreme heat output and rapid fire spread. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 95.381. The computed Calamity Score is 54 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (80), historical (80), cascading (70). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Guinea 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

TypeFire
Severitycritical
Severity Value95.381
Calamity Score54 / 100
Confidence64%
Coordinates9.9553, -9.7356
Nearest CityDouako (55 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-03-19T21:05:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

80
intensity
0
population
70
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Brightness354.62
Frp603.8100000000001
PixelCount35
Confidencenominal
Area Km24.9

Cascade Risks

cascade

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 54/100, near Douako (Guinea), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.