Started on Aug 18, 2026.
Portugal today7 days
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🟢 green = vegetation
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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
- In ProgressActive, with crews working on it.
- People working on it
- 468 people
- Jurisdiction
- ANEPC
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Belver, Portugal, where 46 heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the spread of the front. The blaze, which started on August 18, 2026, has consumed 950 hectares, equivalent to 2,347 acres.
A response force of 468 personnel from ANEPC is deployed to manage the incident during the typical regional fire season that runs from June to October. This event unfolds within a broader national landscape where 59,641 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 43% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Portugal for 1 day. In total it burned about 950 ha (2,347 acres) — around 9.5 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 71,327 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 32% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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