Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 35

Large Wildfire

81d agoCasaranoItalySource: firms

23 fire pixels detected · FRP: 62 MW · ~3.2 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Casarano (approximately 4 km away) in Italy, a Mediterranean country where summer heatwaves, dry alpine valleys, and dense scrubland vegetation create recurring wildfire conditions from the Alps to Sicily. An estimated 62.6K 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 23 satellite thermal detection pixels, indicating an active fire zone. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 35.370000000000005. The computed Calamity Score is 35 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: population (55), intensity (40), historical (20). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 196 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Italy 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 Value35.370000000000005
Calamity Score35 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates40.0412, 18.1276
Nearest CityCasarano (4 km)
Population Exposed62.6K within 35 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-06-09T13:00:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

40
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
20
historical

Technical Details

Brightness355.11
Frp61.85000000000001
PixelCount23
Confidencenominal
Area Km23.22

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 35/100, near Casarano (Italy), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 196 scientific monitoring sources.