Started on Oct 4, 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 nearby3 · 100 km
An active wildfire is currently burning near Lipkovo, North Macedonia, having scorched 200 hectares, or approximately 494 acres, since it started on October 4, 2026. Satellites have registered a low heat intensity from the fire's front, alongside nine heat signatures detected in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, pointing to the current scale of the ongoing spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which generally spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in North Macedonia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 200 ha (494 acres) — about 2.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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