Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 57

Major Wildfire

6m agoİmamoğluTurkeySource: firms

68 fire pixels detected · FRP: 894 MW · ~9.5 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near İmamoğlu (approximately 14 km away) in Turkey, a Mediterranean region where extended droughts, resinous pine forests, and summer heatwaves drive intense wildfire seasons. An estimated 160.9K people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "severe" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a large-scale wildfire with a fire radiative power (FRP) of 894 MW, indicating extreme heat output and rapid fire spread. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 100. The computed Calamity Score is 57 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (80), population (70), historical (40). 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

TypeFire
Severitycritical
Severity Value100
Calamity Score57 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates37.3047, 35.8087
Nearest Cityİmamoğlu (14 km)
Population Exposed160.9K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-08-28T00:47:05.667Z

Score Breakdown

80
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
40
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp894.42
PixelCount68
Confidencehigh
Area Km29.520000000000001

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.

Share:XLinkedIn

Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 57/100, near İmamoğlu (Turkey), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.