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 · 2026-09-15
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 — 88
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2026 17:15 UTC | 21 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 17:15 UTC | 19 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 17:15 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 16:33 UTC | 34 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 06:10 UTC | 65 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 06:10 UTC | 182 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 06:10 UTC | 52 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 06:10 UTC | 131 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 06:10 UTC | 200 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 06:10 UTC | 27 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 05:16 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 05:16 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 05:16 UTC | 47 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 05:16 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 05:16 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 05:16 UTC | 47 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 05:16 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 05:16 UTC | 47 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 05:16 UTC | 47 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 05:16 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 05:16 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 05:16 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 05:16 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 05:16 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 05:16 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 05:16 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 04:40 UTC | 27 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 04:40 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 04:40 UTC | 87 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 04:40 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 04:40 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 04:40 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 04:40 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 04:40 UTC | 27 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 04:40 UTC | 27 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 04:40 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 04:40 UTC | 27 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 04:40 UTC | 87 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 04:40 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 04:40 UTC | 87 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 04:40 UTC | 87 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 13 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 13 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 44 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 44 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 44 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 44 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 44 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 44 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 13 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 13 | firms |
| 17 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 44 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 23:24 UTC | 409 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 23:24 UTC | 279 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 23:24 UTC | 93 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 23:24 UTC | 998 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 23:24 UTC | 68 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 15:56 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 04:57 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 04:57 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 04:57 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 04:57 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 04:57 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 04:57 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 04:14 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 04:14 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 04:14 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 04:14 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 04:14 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 04:14 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 03:53 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 00:22 UTC | 115 | firms |
Official & data sources
INPE — Queimadas Program ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ INPE — Brazil Fire Monitoring (Programa Queimadas) ↗