Is there a fire near Shahr-e Kord right now?
Wildfires near Shahr-e Kord
Updated
3 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 34 km ESE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 12:56 pm local (2026-10-25 09:26 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Shahr-e Kord, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Tehran).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 3 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 34 km ESE 34 km ESE of Shahr-e Kord
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 18 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 15 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- SSE 1 km/h gusts 5 km/h, humidity 42%
Fires near Shahr-e Kord right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 18 thermal hotspots in 3 separate clusters within 80 km of Shahr-e Kord, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran in the last 48 h. The closest is 34 km ESE of the city centre (34 km ESE of Shahr-e Kord), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 2 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 52 km E (44 km SW of Bahārestān) with 15 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 12 pm local time.
Across Iran there are 157 fire clusters in the same window, 1 of them in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 km ESE of Shahr-e Kord | 34 km ESE | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 1:38 am | Sun 1:38 am |
| 44 km SW of Bahārestān | 52 km E | 15 | 15 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 12:56 pm |
| 26 km WSW of Bahārestān | 63 km E | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 12:56 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Shahr-e Kord is from the SSE at 1 km/h (gusts 5 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NNW. Relative humidity is 42% and the temperature 11°C.
Shahr-e Kord is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Shahr-e Kord 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 Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.
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.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.