Started on Sep 15, 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
Quick facts
- Official status
- In ProgressActive, with crews working on it.
- People working on it
- 151 people
- Jurisdiction
- ANEPC
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Mirandela, Portugal, where six distinct heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the front. Having started on September 15, 2026, the blaze has grown to cover 150 hectares, equivalent to 371 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. On a broader national level, Portugal has recorded 65,549 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 38 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Portugal for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 150 ha (371 acres) — about 1.5 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Portugal
Across Portugal, roughly 65,549 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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