Wildfire near Mondragone, Italy (2026)

Wildfire near Mondragone — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Mondragone — 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

Summary written on Sep 10, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire is currently burning an estimated 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres, near the city of Mondragone in Italy after starting on September 10, 2026. Satellites monitoring the incident are picking up a low heat signature, while recent orbital observations from NASA FIRMS show four heat detections in the past 48 hours, indicating the current spread and activity of the blaze.

This ongoing incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. The broader landscape reflects a severe year for wildfires in the country, with 107,426 hectares having burned so far in 2026, marking an 88 percent increase above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Italy 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.