Wildfire near Ishëm, Albania (2026)

Wildfire near Ishëm — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Ishëm — 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

The story so far

About 5 km west of Ishëm.

Summary written on Sep 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

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 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.