Fire near Formosa
Status: ✓ Confirmed
This fire is confirmed by repeated, intense satellite detections (or by official information).
⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS. They are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, agricultural burning) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official sources.
Satellite before & after
High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.
Before · 2026-09-02
After · 2026-09-07
Short-wave infrared: smoke turns transparent and active flames / burnt ground stand out.Normalised Burn Ratio: recently burnt land shown in red / orange.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem
Satellite detections — 16
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2026 05:53 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 8 Sep 2026 05:10 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 8 Sep 2026 05:10 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 8 Sep 2026 04:51 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 8 Sep 2026 04:51 UTC | 0 | firms |
| 7 Sep 2026 20:10 UTC | 60 | firms |
| 7 Sep 2026 20:10 UTC | 99 | firms |
| 7 Sep 2026 18:41 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 7 Sep 2026 18:41 UTC | 79 | firms |
| 7 Sep 2026 18:41 UTC | 45 | firms |
| 7 Sep 2026 18:41 UTC | 45 | firms |
| 7 Sep 2026 17:34 UTC | 31 | firms |
| 7 Sep 2026 17:34 UTC | 35 | firms |
| 7 Sep 2026 17:34 UTC | 31 | firms |
| 7 Sep 2026 17:34 UTC | 35 | firms |
| 7 Sep 2026 17:00 UTC | 44 | firms |
Official & data sources
SNMF — National Fire Management ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ Argentina National Fire Management Service (SNMF) ↗