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Fire near North West

Status: ✓ Confirmed

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

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Where North West · North West
First detected21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC
Last detected22 Oct 2026 14:14 UTC
Satellite detections58
Peak intensity145 MW
Active days2

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, 2026-10-20) Before —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-17) Before · 2026-10-17 After · 2026-10-20

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 58

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
22 Oct 2026 14:14 UTC16firms
22 Oct 2026 12:49 UTC13firms
22 Oct 2026 12:49 UTC27firms
22 Oct 2026 12:08 UTC17firms
22 Oct 2026 11:49 UTC14firms
22 Oct 2026 11:49 UTC14firms
22 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC27firms
22 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC27firms
21 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC6firms
21 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC6firms
21 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC6firms
21 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC18firms
21 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC4firms
21 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC11firms
21 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC7firms
21 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC11firms
21 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC17firms
21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC11firms
21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC11firms
21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC17firms
21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC31firms
21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC11firms
21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC7firms
21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC4firms
21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC11firms
21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC7firms
21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC4firms
21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC11firms
21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC17firms
21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC11firms
21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC4firms
21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC4firms
21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC4firms
21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC11firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC10firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC33firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC12firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC12firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC39firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC42firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC33firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC33firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC42firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC42firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC10firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC145firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC41firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC7firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC41firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC7firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC10firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC33firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC10firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC33firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC12firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC12firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC120firms
21 Oct 2026 11:30 UTC33firms

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