Wildfire near Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra (Aug 18 #2)
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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
- 501
- Jurisdiction
- ANEPC
A 1,499-hectare (3,704-acre) active wildfire is burning through other natural land and transitional woodland-shrub near Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra, Portugal. Satellites are picking up 24 heat detections in the past 48 hours surrounding the area.
First responders from ANEPC, numbering 497 personnel, have been deployed to combat the blaze since it started on August 18, 2026.
This incident occurs during the typical Portuguese fire season, which runs from June to October. Meanwhile, national figures show that 62,263 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 41% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Portugal for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 1,499 ha (3,704 acres) — about 15 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 62,263 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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