Fire near Santiago del Estero
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 · 2026-09-28
After · 2026-10-05
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 — 12
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 17:56 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 6 Oct 2026 17:56 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 6 Oct 2026 17:11 UTC | 33 | firms |
| 6 Oct 2026 17:11 UTC | 19 | firms |
| 6 Oct 2026 17:11 UTC | 18 | firms |
| 6 Oct 2026 17:11 UTC | 18 | firms |
| 5 Oct 2026 18:51 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 5 Oct 2026 18:13 UTC | 19 | firms |
| 5 Oct 2026 18:13 UTC | 16 | firms |
| 5 Oct 2026 17:30 UTC | 11 | firms |
| 5 Oct 2026 17:09 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 5 Oct 2026 17:09 UTC | 24 | firms |
Official & data sources
SNMF — National Fire Management ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ Argentina National Fire Management Service (SNMF) ↗