Fire near Calama
Status: ✓ Confirmed
This fire is confirmed by CONAF (or by repeated, intense satellite detections).
⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS, augmented with CONAF official information where available. Satellite detections are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, burn-offs) 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 · 2026-08-25
After · 2026-09-19
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 — 14
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2026 12:49 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 06:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 06:05 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 05:46 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 05:46 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 05:10 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 20 Sep 2026 18:53 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 20 Sep 2026 18:53 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 20 Sep 2026 18:34 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 20 Sep 2026 17:58 UTC | 28 | firms |
| 20 Sep 2026 06:22 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 20 Sep 2026 06:05 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 20 Sep 2026 05:27 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 20 Sep 2026 05:27 UTC | 1 | firms |
Official & data sources
CONAF — National Fire Situation ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ CONAF — Chile Forest Fire Service ↗