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Fire near Cesar

Status: ✓ Confirmed

This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.

⚠️ 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, gas flares, sun glint) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official emergency sources.

Where Cesar · Cesar
First detected15 Sep 2026 18:00 UTC
Last detected15 Sep 2026 18:56 UTC
Satellite detections16
Peak intensity41 MW
Active days1

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-14) Before —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-08-25) Before · 2026-08-25 After · 2026-09-14

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 16

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
15 Sep 2026 18:56 UTC5firms
15 Sep 2026 18:56 UTC5firms
15 Sep 2026 18:56 UTC5firms
15 Sep 2026 18:56 UTC5firms
15 Sep 2026 18:56 UTC4firms
15 Sep 2026 18:56 UTC3firms
15 Sep 2026 18:36 UTC30firms
15 Sep 2026 18:36 UTC30firms
15 Sep 2026 18:36 UTC6firms
15 Sep 2026 18:36 UTC6firms
15 Sep 2026 18:36 UTC6firms
15 Sep 2026 18:36 UTC6firms
15 Sep 2026 18:36 UTC6firms
15 Sep 2026 18:00 UTC41firms
15 Sep 2026 18:00 UTC41firms
15 Sep 2026 18:00 UTC41firms

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