Fire near Cantanhede
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 · 2026-10-17
After · 2026-10-20
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 — 20
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2026 16:39 UTC | 213 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 16:39 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 17:15 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 17:15 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 17:15 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 17:15 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 17:15 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 17:15 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 17:15 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 17:15 UTC | 20 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 17:15 UTC | 20 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 17:15 UTC | 26 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 18:38 UTC | 27 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 18:38 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 18:38 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 18:38 UTC | 37 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 18:38 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 16:20 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 16:58 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 16:58 UTC | 6 | firms |
Official & data sources
INPE — Queimadas Program ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ INPE — Brazil Fire Monitoring (Programa Queimadas) ↗