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Wildfire near City of Freeport

Ended · 100 ha (247 acres) · started 2026-07-30 · updated 2026-07-25

Wildfire near City of Freeport — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near City of Freeport — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
True color (left): as the eye sees it.
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).

Burning near the City of Freeport, an active wildfire has scorched 100 ha (247 acres) since its ignition on July 24, 2026. Satellites have registered a moderate heat intensity emanating from the active front, alongside four separate thermal detections over the past 48 hours indicating ongoing spread across the area.

In context

This wildfire burned in Bahamas for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km².

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.

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