Wildfire near Freissinières
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
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.
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 96,595 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 555% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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