Wildfire near Episcopia, IT (2026)

This fire in numbers3 days

130Hectares · estimated321Acres · estimated3Days it lasted

Started on Sep 5, 2026.

Italy today7 days

2Fires · 7d28Hotspots 48h260Hectares · 7d

Last 7 days · rising

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Wildfire near Episcopia — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Episcopia — 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

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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

An intense heat signature is being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire burning near Episcopia, Italy, which has scorched 130 hectares or 321 acres since it started on September 5, 2026. Orbiting sensors have detected six separate heat signatures clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread and active front of the blaze in this part of the country.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs annually from June to October. The local event contributes to a broader national trend in 2026, with a reported 105,137 hectares burned across the country so far—a figure that stands 84% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Italy for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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.