EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Le Porge (Jul 28)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
250 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 28, 2026
Wildfire near Le Porge (Jul 28) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Le Porge (Jul 28) — 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

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The story so far

About 5 km west of Le Porge.

Summary written on Jul 29, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Le Porge, France, an active wildfire has scorched 250 hectares, or 618 acres, since it started on July 28, 2026.

Satellites are picking up a low heat intensity from the fire front, while 28 heat detections over the past 48 hours show the current spread in the area.

In context

This wildfire burned in France for 2 days. In total it burned about 250 ha (618 acres) — around 2.5 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.

The bigger picture in France

Across France, roughly 98,523 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 568% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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