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Wildfires near Volzhsky

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7 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 18 km W, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 12:30 pm local (2026-10-25 09:30 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Volzhsky, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Volgograd).

Fire clusters within 80 km
7 last 48 h
Nearest fire
18 km W 9 km NNE of Volgograd
Hotspot detections nearby
22 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
34 MW moderate

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Fires near Volzhsky right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 22 thermal hotspots in 7 separate clusters within 80 km of Volzhsky, Volgograd Oblast, Russia in the last 48 h. The closest is 18 km W of the city centre (9 km NNE of Volgograd), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 1 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.

The largest nearby cluster by detections is 51 km ESE (54 km ESE of Volzhsky) with 8 detections; first seen Sat 3 am and last seen Sun 12 pm local time.

Across Russia there are 468 fire clusters in the same window, 35 of them in Volgograd Oblast.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
9 km NNE of Volgograd18 km W21 MWSat 3:01 amSat 3:01 am
41 km ESE of Volzhsky41 km ESE13 MWSat 12:49 pmSat 12:49 pm
35 km S of Volgograd46 km SSW14 MWSat 12:49 pmSat 12:49 pm
54 km ESE of Volzhsky51 km ESE819 MWSat 3:01 amSun 12:30 pm
54 km NNE of Volzhsky53 km NNE434 MWSun 12:30 pmSun 12:30 pm
34 km WNW of Volgograd54 km W12 MWSun 12:30 pmSun 12:30 pm
45 km WNW of Volgograd64 km W56 MWSat 3:01 amSat 12:49 pm

Smoke and wind

Current wind data was unavailable for this page; smoke generally drifts with the wind, so check local conditions.

Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Volzhsky 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.