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Fire near Vrede

Status: ✓ Confirmed

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

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Where Vrede · Free State
First detected12 Oct 2026 06:48 UTC
Last detected12 Oct 2026 14:27 UTC
Satellite detections15
Peak intensity60 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 — Vrede (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-12) Before — Vrede (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-22) Before · 2026-09-22 After · 2026-10-12

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 15

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
12 Oct 2026 14:27 UTC11firms
12 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC16firms
12 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC16firms
12 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC24firms
12 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC35firms
12 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC60firms
12 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC35firms
12 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC24firms
12 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC8firms
12 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC30firms
12 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC29firms
12 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC41firms
12 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC24firms
12 Oct 2026 06:48 UTC16firms
12 Oct 2026 06:48 UTC14firms

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