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 · 2026-09-09

Natural colour Through the smoke Burn scar

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

All fires on 9 Sep 2026