Wildfire near Bela Crkva, Serbia (2026)

Wildfire near Bela Crkva — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Bela Crkva — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 30 km west of Bela Crkva.

Burning across the landscape near Bela Crkva, Serbia, a wildfire that began on August 25, 2026, has officially ended after a lengthy duration of 74 days. During its activity, satellites detected an intense heat signature emanating from the fire front, marking a period of significant thermal energy release for the region.

The incident unfolded during the typical fire season for Serbia, which encompasses the warm and dry months running roughly from May to October. Throughout its seven-week span, the fire impacted the area near Bela Crkva before finally subsiding.

By satellite estimate, the blaze ultimately affected roughly 150 hectares, equivalent to about 371 acres of land. With the progression of the warm season concluded and the 74-day event now over, no further thermal activity or active burning is currently being reported at the site.

In context

This wildfire burned in Serbia for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.