Calamity
highWildfireCalamity Score: 48

Wildfire near Oraiókastro

OraiokastroGreeceNASA FIRMS (VIIRS)

Recorded by satellite 57 days ago.

A thermal anomaly is a snapshot of one satellite pass, not a record of a fire’s life: we cannot say whether it kept burning after that pass.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 319 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 February 2024. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 13 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 202 MW, at nominal confidence, 3 km from Oraiókastro.

The 13 pixels cover about 1.8 km² — that is the footprint of the detection grid at 375 m resolution, not an estimate of how much land burned.

FIRMS does not report burned area, and neither do we.

An estimated 437,143 people live within 20 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 February 2024

How we know

One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 74 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeWildfire
Severityhigh
Calamity Score (ours)48 / 100
Our confidence74%
Coordinates40.7164, 22.9486
Nearest CityOraiókastro (3 km)
Population Exposed437.1K within 20 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-07-05T11:25:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@22.949,40.716,9z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness349.41
Frp202.07
PixelCount13
Confidencenominal

Cascade Risks

air quality emergency

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.

Series begins 10 February 2026 for live collection; the monthly chart also counts backfilled detections from 10 February 2024. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

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 48/100, near Oraiókastro (Greece), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.