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Wildfire near Carrazeda de Ansiães

Ended · 180 hectares (445 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers3 days
180Hectares445Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Aug 8, 2026.

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2Active48Hotspots 48h450Hectares
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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

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Quick facts

Official status
In ProgressActive, with crews working on it.
People working on it
99 people
Jurisdiction
ANEPC

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.

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 69,904 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 34% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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