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
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Podeni, Romania, where 22 heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the spread of the front across the landscape. The fire, which started on October 4, 2026, has grown to encompass 380 hectares, or approximately 939 acres.
This incident unfolds against the backdrop of the country's typical fire season, which generally occurs during the warm, dry months roughly spanning from May to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Romania for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 380 ha (939 acres) — about 3.8 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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