Wildfire near Freissinières, France (2026)

This fire in numbers5 days

380Hectares · estimated939Acres · estimated5Days it lasted

Started on Jul 24, 2026.

France today7 days

3Fires · 7d4Hotspots 48h600Hectares · 7d

Last 7 days · falling

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Wildfire near Freissinières — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Freissinières — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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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

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

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Summary written on Jul 25, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Freissinières, France, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 380 ha (939 acres) since it started on 2026-07-24. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, indicating the intensity of the blaze.

Monitoring systems have registered 15 heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current extent and activity of the fire near Freissinières.

In context

This wildfire burned in France for 4 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 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.