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
An active wildfire is currently burning near the city of Patos, Albania, having scorched 100 hectares, or approximately 247 acres, since it started on October 4, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the incident, alongside four separate heat detections in the past 48 hours that trace the recent spread of the blaze across the landscape.
This ongoing fire activity occurs squarely within the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Albania for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 100 ha (247 acres) — about 1.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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