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Fire near Bahia

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.

Where Bahia · Bahia
First detected23 Sep 2026 15:58 UTC
Last detected23 Sep 2026 18:53 UTC
Satellite detections30
Peak intensity193 MW
Active days1

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-22) Before —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-17) Before · 2026-09-17 After · 2026-09-22

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 30

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
23 Sep 2026 18:53 UTC48firms
23 Sep 2026 17:02 UTC23firms
23 Sep 2026 17:02 UTC23firms
23 Sep 2026 17:02 UTC12firms
23 Sep 2026 17:02 UTC12firms
23 Sep 2026 17:02 UTC11firms
23 Sep 2026 17:02 UTC109firms
23 Sep 2026 17:02 UTC109firms
23 Sep 2026 17:02 UTC124firms
23 Sep 2026 17:02 UTC124firms
23 Sep 2026 17:02 UTC109firms
23 Sep 2026 17:02 UTC109firms
23 Sep 2026 17:02 UTC124firms
23 Sep 2026 17:02 UTC124firms
23 Sep 2026 17:02 UTC14firms
23 Sep 2026 17:02 UTC15firms
23 Sep 2026 16:18 UTC18firms
23 Sep 2026 16:18 UTC87firms
23 Sep 2026 16:18 UTC87firms
23 Sep 2026 16:18 UTC18firms
23 Sep 2026 16:18 UTC87firms
23 Sep 2026 16:18 UTC193firms
23 Sep 2026 16:18 UTC55firms
23 Sep 2026 16:18 UTC35firms
23 Sep 2026 15:58 UTC20firms
23 Sep 2026 15:58 UTC29firms
23 Sep 2026 15:58 UTC3firms
23 Sep 2026 15:58 UTC15firms
23 Sep 2026 15:58 UTC12firms
23 Sep 2026 15:58 UTC20firms

Official & data sources