Started on Sep 18, 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
Quick facts
- Official status
- In ProgressActive, with crews working on it.
- People working on it
- 174 people
- Jurisdiction
- ANEPC
An active wildfire spanning 200 hectares, or approximately 494 acres, has been burning near Eirol, Portugal, since it started on September 18, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the front, alongside eight thermal detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours that trace the fire's recent spread across the landscape.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Broader figures place this event within a wider national context, as Portugal has recorded 69,108 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 34% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Portugal for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 200 ha (494 acres) — about 2.0 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 69,108 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 34% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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