Is there a fire near Piacenza right now?
Wildfires near Piacenza
Updated
5 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 22 km ENE, 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 Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Rome).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 5 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 22 km ENE 22 km ENE of Piacenza
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 15 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 19 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- W 5 km/h gusts 11 km/h, humidity 81%
Fires near Piacenza right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 15 thermal hotspots in 5 separate clusters within 80 km of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy in the last 48 h. The closest is 22 km ENE 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.
1 cluster is within 25 km, close enough that smoke, ash or road closures may affect the city. Distances are measured from the city centre to the nearest detection, not to the fire's edge.
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 | 22 km ENE | 7 | 5 MW | Sat 3:45 am | Sun 2:26 am |
| 17 km SE of Brescia | 61 km NE | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 1:30 pm | Sat 3:10 pm |
| 6 km S of Brescia | 62 km NE | 2 | 19 MW | Sat 3:45 am | Sat 3:45 am |
| 21 km ESE of Brescia | 74 km NE | 3 | 3 MW | Sat 3:45 am | Sun 2:26 am |
| 24 km SSE of Novara | 79 km WNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 3:10 pm | Sat 3:10 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Piacenza is from the W at 5 km/h (gusts 11 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the E. Relative humidity is 81% and the temperature 11°C.
Piacenza 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 Piacenza 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.