Fire near San Francisco
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 · 2026-08-27
After · 2026-09-23
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 — 21
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 06:46 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 24 Sep 2026 06:46 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 24 Sep 2026 06:27 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 24 Sep 2026 05:50 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 24 Sep 2026 05:50 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 23 Sep 2026 19:21 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 23 Sep 2026 19:21 UTC | 23 | firms |
| 23 Sep 2026 19:21 UTC | 32 | firms |
| 23 Sep 2026 18:43 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 23 Sep 2026 18:43 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 23 Sep 2026 07:05 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 23 Sep 2026 07:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 23 Sep 2026 07:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 23 Sep 2026 07:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 23 Sep 2026 06:46 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 23 Sep 2026 06:46 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 23 Sep 2026 06:46 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 23 Sep 2026 01:39 UTC | 33 | firms |
| 23 Sep 2026 01:39 UTC | 54 | firms |
| 23 Sep 2026 01:39 UTC | 126 | firms |
| 23 Sep 2026 01:39 UTC | 39 | firms |
Official & data sources
SERFOR — forest fire situation ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ Peru Forest Service (SERFOR) & Civil Defence (INDECI) ↗