Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 53

Major Wildfire

2m agoSkadovskUkraineSource: firms

77 fire pixels detected · FRP: 830 MW · ~10.8 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Skadovsk (approximately 30 km away) in Ukraine, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 87.7K 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 830 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

Ukraine 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%
Coordinates46.3828, 32.9245
Nearest CitySkadovsk (30 km)
Population Exposed87.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-06-28T15:16:59.569Z

Score Breakdown

80
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
40
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp829.8699999999999
PixelCount77
Confidencenominal
Area Km210.780000000000001

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 Skadovsk (Ukraine), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.