Wildfire near Geraz do Lima (Santa Maria, Santa Leocádia e Moreira) e Deão
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Personnel
- 5
- Jurisdiction
- ANEPC
Burning across transitional woodland-shrub and mixed forest, an active wildfire near Geraz do Lima (Santa Maria, Santa Leocádia e Moreira) e Deão, Portugal, has scorched 593 hectares (1,465 acres) over two days of burning, averaging an approximate daily growth of 297 hectares. Satellites are tracking 19 heat detections in the surrounding area over the last 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire front.
The response is being managed by the ANEPC, with 5 personnel deployed to the scene following the start of the fire on August 16, 2026. This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October.
Broader conditions across the country show a total of 57,663 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 45% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Portugal for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 593 ha (1,465 acres) — about 5.9 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Portugal
Across Portugal, roughly 57,663 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 45% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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