Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 53

Major Wildfire

1d agoTrebinjeBosnia and HerzegovinaSource: firms

125 fire pixels detected · FRP: 537 MW · ~17.5 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Trebinje (approximately 25 km away) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 58.0K 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 537 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 53 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (80), population (55), historical (40). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Score53 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates42.7288, 18.6414
Nearest CityTrebinje (25 km)
Population Exposed58.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-08-27T13:32:11.322Z

Score Breakdown

80
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
40
historical

Technical Details

Brightness355.92
Frp536.7299999999999
PixelCount125
Confidencenominal
Area Km217.5

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 53/100, near Trebinje (Bosnia and Herzegovina), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.