Wildfire near Ardãos e Bobadela
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Personnel
- 247
- Jurisdiction
- ANEPC
A 610-hectare wildfire is currently active near Ardãos e Bobadela, Portugal, having already consumed transitional woodland-shrub and other natural land since it began on August 16, 2026. Satellites are tracking 40 heat detections over a 48-hour window clustered near the active front, illustrating the ongoing footprint of the blaze.
A ground response of 242 personnel operating under the ANEPC has been deployed to combat the active front. The fire burns against the backdrop of Portugal's typical June-to-October fire season.
Across the broader national landscape, a total of 52,257 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 50% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Portugal for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 610 ha (1,507 acres) — about 6.1 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 52,257 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 50% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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