Wildfire near Figueiró da Granja (Aug 8), Portugal (2026)

Wildfire near Figueiró da Granja (Aug 8) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Figueiró da Granja (Aug 8) — 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

Key facts

Source: NASA FIRMS

Official statusConcludedOver.

JurisdictionANEPC

The story so far

Summary written on Aug 9, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Figueiró da Granja, Portugal, where 11 thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the spread of the front. Having started on August 8, 2026, the blaze has consumed 280 hectares, equivalent to 692 acres.

A response force of 151 personnel from the ANEPC has been deployed to combat the active flames. The fire unfolds amid a broader national picture in which 50,790 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 52% below the country's two-decade average.

This incident occurs within the bounds of the region's typical fire season, which traditionally spans from June to October.

In context

This wildfire burned in Portugal for 2 days. In total it burned about 280 ha (692 acres) — around 2.8 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.