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HighWildfiresCalamity Score: 35

Wildfires near Mostar

Bosnia and HerzegovinaNASA FIRMS (VIIRS)

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 22 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

5 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 18 km from here.

Recorded by satellite 78 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 28th strongest of the 452 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 February 2024. The last comparable one was on 18 June 2026. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 25 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 28 MW, at nominal confidence, 16 km from Mostar.

The 25 pixels cover about 3.5 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 55,478 people live within 35 km of this point.

Wind from NE at 13 km/h at 11:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.

Nearby, since 17 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 35 out of 100, at 74 % confidence.

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

Wind: MET Norway Locationforecast, CC BY 4.0.

Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeWildfires
SeverityHigh
Calamity Score (ours)35 / 100
Our confidence74%
Coordinates43.2128, 17.9131
Nearest CityMostar (16 km)
Population Exposed55.5K within 35 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-06-19T14:01:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@17.913,43.213,9z

Score Breakdown

40
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
20
historical

Technical Details

Brightness327.83
Frp28.09
PixelCount25
Confidencenominal

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 8 March 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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In the news nearby

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Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 35/100, near Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.