Started on Sep 12, 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
A low-intensity wildfire remains active near Buena Vista 1ra. Sección, Mexico, having scorched 150 hectares (371 acres) since it began on September 12, 2026. Orbiting satellites are currently picking up a low heat signature alongside nine recent heat detections logged over the past 48 hours, illustrating the localized spread and cooler burning conditions of the active front.
This incident unfolds outside the region's typical fire season, which generally spans from March to June. Despite this out-of-season activity, the broader national landscape reflects a quieter year overall, with 1,323,805 hectares burned so far in 2026—marking a 69% decrease compared to the two-decade country average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,342,198 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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