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Fire and disruption reporting last verified against official sources on 5 August 2026. Satellite and forecast figures refreshed 6 August 2026 at 16:06 UK time. Conditions change hourly during fires. National authorities are always right. In danger anywhere in the EU, call 112.

Athens & Attica fire map

Fires in Attica are usually in the hills ringing the city - Parnitha, Penteli, the Aspropyrgos side - rather than in Athens itself, but smoke and road closures reach the city.

24 satellite fire detections inside Athens & Attica in the latest NASA FIRMS pass (2026-08-04 to 2026-08-05). A detection is heat seen from orbit; it is not by itself a reported fire, and not every detection becomes one.

What is happening in Athens and Attica now

AreaStatusWhat it is
West Athens and the road to Corinth Nothing in force A fire above the motorway west of Athens closed the Aigaleo peripheral road and triggered evacuation alerts for two Chaidari neighbourhoods on 31 July.

Part of Central Greece & Attica, which covers the wider area.

Where this comes from

Fire locations are NASA FIRMS satellite detections. Status for each area is set from what the named authority has published, never from satellite data alone — see how this site works.

If you are travelling

Conditions change hourly during a fire. The authorities above are always right where this page and they disagree, and in danger anywhere in the European Union the emergency number is 112.

Most serious status in Athens and Attica right now: Nothing in force.

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