Calamity
HighWildfiresCalamity Score: 27

Wildfires in Ukraine

UkraineNASA FIRMS (VIIRS)

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 14 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 14 km from here.

Recorded by satellite 31 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.

No stronger detection stands among the 30 recorded within 20 km of this point since 4 August 2026 — 17 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 29 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 124 MW, at high confidence, 57 km from Pervomaysk.

The 29 pixels cover about 4.1 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.

Wind from NW at 11 km/h at 22:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.

Nearby, since 4 August 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 27 out of 100, at 54 % 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)27 / 100
Our confidence54%
Coordinates47.6823, 30.3013
Nearest CityPervomaysk (57 km)
Impact Tierminor
Date2026-08-04 — time not reported by the source
Sourcehttps://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@30.301,47.682,9z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp124.38
PixelCount29
Confidencehigh

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. Comparisons refer to that period only. 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

A list of links found by GDELT for this place and this hazard in the last seven days. External, not ours: we have not read them and do not vouch for them.

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Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 27/100 (Ukraine), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.