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Fire near Cederberg Local Municipality

Status: ✓ Confirmed

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

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Where Cederberg Local Municipality · Western Cape
First detected3 Oct 2026 12:42 UTC
Last detected3 Oct 2026 23:24 UTC
Satellite detections10
Peak intensity374 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 — Cederberg Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-03) Before — Cederberg Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-08-24) Before · 2026-08-24 After · 2026-10-03

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 10

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
3 Oct 2026 23:24 UTC1firms
3 Oct 2026 23:24 UTC1firms
3 Oct 2026 19:34 UTC13firms
3 Oct 2026 19:34 UTC374firms
3 Oct 2026 19:34 UTC180firms
3 Oct 2026 19:34 UTC8firms
3 Oct 2026 19:34 UTC22firms
3 Oct 2026 15:16 UTC58firms
3 Oct 2026 15:16 UTC50firms
3 Oct 2026 12:42 UTC3firms

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