Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 54

Major Wildfire

7m agoApostoloveUkraineSource: firms

91 fire pixels detected · FRP: 1087 MW · ~12.7 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Apostolove (approximately 48 km away) in Ukraine, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 2.2K people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "minor" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a large-scale wildfire with a fire radiative power (FRP) of 1087 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 54 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (95), historical (80), population (25). 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 Score54 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates47.2457, 33.8844
Nearest CityApostolove (48 km)
Population Exposed2.2K within 50 km
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-06-24T23:56:05.107Z

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
25
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp1086.87
PixelCount91
Confidencehigh
Area Km212.740000000000002

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 54/100, near Apostolove (Ukraine), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.