Kefalonia fire map
Wooded and mountainous, with Mount Ainos national park in the middle of the island. Anchored on Argostoli 38.18/20.49.
What is happening in Kefalonia 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. |
No satellite fire detections inside Kefalonia in the latest NASA FIRMS pass (2026-08-15 to 2026-08-16). That is a measurement of heat from orbit, not an all-clear: satellites miss fires under cloud and fires that start after the pass, and a quiet satellite does not mean the authorities have nothing to say. Read it alongside the areas above and the official sources below.
Part of The Ionian Islands, 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 Kefalonia right now: Active fire.