Wildfire near Potoci (Sep 9 · E), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2026)

Wildfire near Potoci (Sep 9 · E) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Potoci (Sep 9 · E) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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

About 25 km east of Potoci.

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

An active wildfire spanning 200 hectares, or approximately 494 acres, is currently burning near the city of Potoci in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Having started on September 9, 2026, the fire is maintaining a moderate heat intensity, with peak fire radiative power prompting satellites to pick up steady thermal signatures along the front.

Surrounding the active perimeter, space-borne sensors have detected a cluster of 29 heat signatures over the last 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the blaze through the area. This incident occurs within the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months roughly from May to October.

In context

This wildfire burned in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 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.