Started on Oct 3, 2026.
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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
An active wildfire spanning 100 hectares, or 247 acres, is currently burning near Avigliano, Italy, adding to a regional context where the typical fire season runs from June to October. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the blaze, while four thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the fire front since it started on October 3, 2026.
This incident unfolds against a wider backdrop of heightened wildfire activity across the country, where 114,361 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 100% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Italy for 1 day. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Italy
Across Italy, roughly 114,361 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 100% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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