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Fire near Free State
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
Free State · Free State
First detected8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC
Last detected9 Oct 2026 12:51 UTC
Satellite detections19
Peak intensity15 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 19
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2026 12:51 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 12:51 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 12:29 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 12:29 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 12:29 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 12:29 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 12:29 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 23:29 UTC | 0 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 23:29 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 2 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗