Wildfire near Carrazeda de Ansiães
Started on Aug 8, 2026.
Portugal today7 days
True color
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
- 99
- 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 65,438 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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