Fire near Pica
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 · 2026-09-27
After · 2026-10-12
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 — 7
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 18:21 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 18:21 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 18:04 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 18:04 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 18:04 UTC | 22 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 18:04 UTC | 13 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 17:26 UTC | 43 | firms |
Official & data sources
CONAF — National Fire Situation ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ CONAF — Chile Forest Fire Service ↗