Fire near Maranhão
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 · 2026-08-18
After · 2026-09-20
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 — 72
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2026 17:22 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 16:37 UTC | 13 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 16:37 UTC | 18 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 16:37 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 16:37 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 16:20 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 16:20 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 16:20 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 16:20 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 06:01 UTC | 93 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 06:01 UTC | 47 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 19 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 19 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 19 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:46 UTC | 28 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:46 UTC | 26 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:46 UTC | 26 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:46 UTC | 28 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:46 UTC | 11 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:46 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:46 UTC | 28 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:46 UTC | 26 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:46 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:46 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:46 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:46 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:46 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:46 UTC | 26 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:02 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:02 UTC | 21 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:02 UTC | 21 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:02 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:02 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:02 UTC | 38 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:02 UTC | 38 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:02 UTC | 38 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:02 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 04:02 UTC | 38 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 03:42 UTC | 24 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 03:42 UTC | 23 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 03:42 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 03:42 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 03:42 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 03:42 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 03:42 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 03:42 UTC | 24 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 03:42 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 03:42 UTC | 24 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 03:42 UTC | 19 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 03:42 UTC | 24 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 03:42 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 03:42 UTC | 39 | firms |
| 22 Sep 2026 03:42 UTC | 19 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 23:22 UTC | 172 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 23:22 UTC | 977 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 23:22 UTC | 989 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 23:22 UTC | 162 | firms |
Official & data sources
INPE — Queimadas Program ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ INPE — Brazil Fire Monitoring (Programa Queimadas) ↗