Fire near Santa Cruz
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 / chaqueo) 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 · 2026-10-08
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 — 6
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2026 18:41 UTC | 66 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 18:41 UTC | 202 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 18:41 UTC | 181 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 18:41 UTC | 111 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 18:41 UTC | 11 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 17:58 UTC | 14 | firms |
Official & data sources
SATRIFO — FAN fire monitoring ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ Bolivia SATRIFO / FAN fire monitoring ↗
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- Municipio Vallegrande✓ Confirmed60 km26 MW
- Municipio Charagua✓ Confirmed84 km21 MW
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