Started on Sep 26, 2026.
Mexico today7 days
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Francisco Zarco, Mexico, with seven distinct thermal detections registered over the past 48 hours indicating how far the fire has spread. Having started on September 26, 2026, the blaze has grown to cover 180 hectares, which is equivalent to 445 acres.
This incident unfolds during a broader national fire landscape where 1,336,799 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 69 percent below the country's two-decade average. While this particular fire is active in September, the region's typical fire season spans from March to June.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,342,198 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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