Started on Aug 19, 2026.
Portugal today7 days
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Quick facts
- Official status
- ConcludedOver.
- People working on it
- 30 people
- Jurisdiction
- ANEPC
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire burning near Alijó, Portugal, marking a dynamic front in a region where the typical fire season runs from June to October. ANEPC has deployed 57 personnel to combat the incident, which has grown to cover 200 hectares (494 acres) since it started on August 19, 2026. Monitoring systems have registered eight NASA FIRMS heat detections over the past 48 hours, illustrating how far the fire has spread across the landscape.
This ongoing incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop in which 62,904 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure sitting 40% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Portugal for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Portugal
Across Portugal, roughly 71,359 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 32% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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