The Ionian Islands fire map
Corfu, Kefalonia, Zakynthos, Lefkada, Ithaca and Paxos. Green, wooded islands where fire tends to run inland rather than along the resort coasts.
What is happening in the Ionian Islands now
| Area | Status | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| South east Kefalonia: Kateleios and Markopoulo | Active fire | A fire that broke out in the Pastra area overnight into Sunday 2 August spread fast across the south east of Kefalonia and forced six villages towards Argostoli, hotels in Kateleios among them. |
6 satellite fire detections inside The Ionian Islands 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.
Islands and areas within the Ionian Islands
- Corfu fire map
- Zakynthos (Zante) fire map
- Kefalonia fire map
- Lefkas (Lefkada) fire map
- Parga & Sivota fire map
- Preveza fire map
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 the Ionian Islands right now: Active fire.