Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 40

Large Wildfire

5d agoFaratoGMSource: firms

29 fire pixels detected · FRP: 166 MW · ~4.1 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Farato (approximately 16 km away) in GM, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 8.3K people live within 35 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 166 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 62.11. The computed Calamity Score is 40 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: historical (80), intensity (60), population (25). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

GM 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 Value62.11
Calamity Score40 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates13.4806, -14.1016
Nearest CityFarato (16 km)
Population Exposed8.3K within 35 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-11T17:14:44.806Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
25
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp165.55
PixelCount29
Confidencehigh
Area Km24.0600000000000005

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 40/100, near Farato (GM), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.