Wildfire near Guri i Zi, Albania (2026)

Wildfire near Guri i Zi — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Guri i Zi — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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

The story so far

About 15 km north of Guri i Zi.

Summary written on Sep 9, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire is currently burning near Guri i Zi, Albania, having scorched 230 hectares (568 acres) since it started on September 8, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, driven by peak fire radiative power.

The fire's forward progress is highlighted by 24 heat detections clustered nearby over the last 48 hours, illustrating how far the blaze has spread through the landscape.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months roughly from May to October.

In context

This wildfire burned in Albania for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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.