14 fire pixels detected · FRP: 118 MW · ~2.0 km²
Geographic Context
This fire event occurred near İmamoğlu (approximately 14 km away) in Turkey, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 14.2K people live within 20 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 118 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 37.616. The computed Calamity Score is 39 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: intensity (60), population (40), historical (30). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.
Regional Monitoring Context
Turkey 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
| Type | Fire |
| Severity | high |
| Severity Value | 37.616 |
| Calamity Score | 39 / 100 |
| Confidence | 74% |
| Coordinates | 37.2909, 35.8206 |
| Nearest City | İmamoğlu (14 km) |
| Population Exposed | 14.2K within 20 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-09T11:13:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 343.75 |
| Frp | 118.08000000000001 |
| PixelCount | 14 |
| Confidence | nominal |
| Area Km2 | 1.9600000000000002 |
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 39/100, near İmamoğlu (Turkey), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.