Started on Oct 17, 2026.
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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
Satellites monitoring the active wildfire near Dhërmi, Albania, are currently detecting a low heat signature alongside seven thermal detections over the past 48 hours, indicating a slower-burning front that has nevertheless spread across 180 hectares, or 445 acres, since it started on October 17, 2026.
This persistent blaze is unfolding within the country's typical fire season, which generally spans the warm, dry months from May to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Albania for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 180 ha (445 acres) — about 1.8 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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