Started on Jul 15, 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
Spanning 250 hectares (618 acres) near Fontainebleau, France, this active wildfire has been burning since July 15, 2026. Satellites are currently registering a low heat intensity across the fire front, indicating a decrease in peak radiative power.
Despite the lower intensity, the fire remains active with 10 distinct heat detections recorded by NASA FIRMS over the past 48 hours, suggesting the blaze continues to spread across the local landscape.
In context
This wildfire burned in France for 57 days. In total it burned about 250 ha (618 acres) — around 2.5 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in France
Across France, roughly 96,966 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 557% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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