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 · 2026-08-21
After · 2026-09-02
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 — 33
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2026 18:49 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 3 Sep 2026 18:49 UTC | 52 | firms |
| 3 Sep 2026 18:49 UTC | 52 | firms |
| 3 Sep 2026 18:13 UTC | 20 | firms |
| 3 Sep 2026 18:13 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 20:17 UTC | 26 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 20:17 UTC | 56 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 20:17 UTC | 39 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 20:17 UTC | 58 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 20:17 UTC | 172 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 19:10 UTC | 128 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 19:10 UTC | 107 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 19:10 UTC | 128 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 19:10 UTC | 107 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 19:10 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 19:10 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 18:34 UTC | 11 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 18:34 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 18:34 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 18:34 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 17:47 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 17:47 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 17:47 UTC | 28 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 17:47 UTC | 28 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 17:30 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 17:30 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 17:30 UTC | 35 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 17:30 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 17:30 UTC | 41 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 17:30 UTC | 47 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 17:30 UTC | 41 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 16:52 UTC | 100 | firms |
| 2 Sep 2026 16:52 UTC | 98 | firms |
Official & data sources
SNMF — National Fire Management ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ Argentina National Fire Management Service (SNMF) ↗