Started on Sep 22, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
A moderate heat signature has been detected by satellites burning near Ishëm, Albania, where an active wildfire has consumed 130 hectares, equivalent to 321 acres. The incident began on September 22, 2026, within a region where the typical fire season spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
Monitoring systems have registered 11 heat detections over the last 48 hours in the vicinity, indicating ongoing activity as the fire continues to affect the landscape.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Albania for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 130 ha (321 acres) — about 1.3 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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