Katsimidi
General information
- Category
- Wildfire
- Fire classification
- Convective plume
- Country
- Greece
- Year
- 2024
© Hellenic Fire Service
© Hellenic Fire Service
The Katsimidi wildfire started inside a previous burned area in 2021, the regeneration species was almost 4 years old. It wasn’t a dense forest or high availability of fuel but from the beginning created a really quick run with a maximum ROS up to 2 km/h. The prompt and appropriate decision-making of the HFS and the quick response of the aerial resources, enabled the fire to be contained, with an area of less than 65 hectares affected.
Fire behaviour and surface observations
| Start location lat | 38.183321 deg N |
| Start location lon | 23.791808 deg E |
| Start location name | Katsimidi |
| Start hour | 29/06/2024 11:50:00 (UTC) |
| Surface affected | 62 ha |
| Fire behavior | Surface fire, high intensity |
| Torching head | % |
| Torching flanks | % |
| Flame length mean head | m |
| Flame length max head | m |
| Flame length mean flanks | m |
| Flame length max flanks | m |
| Spotting mean | m |
| Spotting max | m |
| Rate of spread mean | m/h |
| Rate of spread max | m/h |
| Burn ratio mean | 30 ha/h |
| Burn ratio max | 2000 ha/h |
