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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.
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Where
Free State · Free State
First detected1 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC
Last detected2 Oct 2026 18:58 UTC
Satellite detections39
Peak intensity40 MW
Active days2
Satellite detections — 39
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 18:58 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 18:58 UTC | 40 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 11 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC | 13 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC | 13 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC | 23 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 06:52 UTC | 27 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 06:52 UTC | 30 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 23:58 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 23:58 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 23:58 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 23:58 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 23:16 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 23:16 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 23:16 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 23:16 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 22:20 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 14:01 UTC | 16 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 14:01 UTC | 29 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 14:01 UTC | 11 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 14:01 UTC | 38 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC | 11 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC | 11 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 7 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗