Wildfire near Figueiró da Granja (Aug 8 #2)
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Personnel
- 51
- Jurisdiction
- ANEPC
Burning across other natural land and agricultural areas near Figueiró da Granja, Portugal, an active wildfire has scorched 581 hectares (1,436 acres) since it began on August 8, 2026. The fire has been burning for two days, maintaining an average daily growth of approximately 291 hectares per day.
A response force of 47 personnel deployed by the ANEPC is currently tackling the active fire front in the region, where the typical fire season runs from June to October. This incident unfolds during a broader national fire landscape where 50,790 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 52% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Portugal for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 581 ha (1,436 acres) — about 5.8 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 50,790 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 52% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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