Is there a fire near Parma right now?
Wildfires near Parma
Updated
4 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 49 km NW, 7 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:26 am local (2026-10-25 01:26 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Rome).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 4 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 49 km NW 22 km ENE of Piacenza
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 14 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 19 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- SW 6 km/h gusts 13 km/h, humidity 87%
Fires near Parma right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 14 thermal hotspots in 4 separate clusters within 80 km of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy in the last 48 h. The closest is 49 km NW of the city centre (22 km ENE of Piacenza), with 7 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 5 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
None of the clusters is within 25 km of the centre, so the city itself is not in the immediate fire area, but smoke can travel hundreds of kilometres.
Across Italy there are 19 fire clusters in the same window, 1 of them in Emilia-Romagna.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 km ENE of Piacenza | 49 km NW | 7 | 5 MW | Sat 3:45 am | Sun 2:26 am |
| 17 km SE of Brescia | 64 km N | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 1:30 pm | Sat 3:10 pm |
| 21 km ESE of Brescia | 74 km N | 3 | 3 MW | Sat 3:45 am | Sun 2:26 am |
| 6 km S of Brescia | 76 km N | 2 | 19 MW | Sat 3:45 am | Sat 3:45 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Parma is from the SW at 6 km/h (gusts 13 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NE. Relative humidity is 87% and the temperature 9°C.
Parma is not directly downwind of the nearest fire at the moment, though winds shift and plumes from larger fires can still reach the city.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Parma air quality page has the live reading.
Evacuations and official information
GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.
The European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS (forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas; evacuation orders come from the national civil protection authority and local police.
About satellite fire detections
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.