Wildfire near Carrazeda de Ansiães, Portugal (2026)

Wildfire near Carrazeda de Ansiães — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Carrazeda de Ansiães — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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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

Key facts

Source: NASA FIRMS

Official statusIn ProgressActive, with crews working on it.

JurisdictionANEPC

The story so far

Summary written on Aug 9, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Carrazeda de Ansiães, Portugal, where 9 heat detections in the past 48 hours trace the spread of the 180-hectare (445-acre) blaze. Having started on August 8, 2026, the fire is being met by a response of 108 personnel deployed by the ANEPC.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows 50,790 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 52% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Portugal for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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.