Wildfire near Dobruševo, North Macedonia (2026)

Wildfire near Dobruševo — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Dobruševo — 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 10 km northeast of Dobruševo.

Summary written on Aug 14, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire burning near the city of Dobruševo in North Macedonia has charred 480 hectares, equivalent to 1,186 acres, since it started on August 13, 2026. Orbiting satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the burning front, while thermal sensors have registered 21 separate heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire.

This ongoing incident is taking place within the region's typical fire season, which generally spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.

In context

This wildfire burned in North Macedonia for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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.