Wildfire near Debeljača, Serbia (2026)

Wildfire near Debeljača — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Debeljača — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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

The story so far

About 5 km southwest of Debeljača.

Burning near Debeljača, Serbia, a wildfire that began on September 20, 2026, has officially ended after a notable 44-day duration spanning the latter half of the country's typical fire season, which runs during the warm, dry months from roughly May to October. Satellites monitored the incident throughout its lengthy course, detecting a moderate heat intensity from the peak fire radiative power along the front.

During its weeks of activity, the fire reached an estimated size of roughly 600 hectares, equivalent to 1,483 acres, as calculated by satellite hotspot assessments. With the extended burning period now concluded, monitoring indicates no ongoing spread or thermal activity for the Debeljača incident.

In context

This wildfire burned in Serbia for 2 days. In total it burned about 600 ha (1,483 acres) — around 6.0 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.