Wildfire near Potoci (Sep 6 · SE)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Potoci, Bosnia and Herzegovina, signaling a hot front as the flames advance across a landscape that has grown vulnerable during the warm, dry months from May to October. Having started on September 6, 2026, the blaze has expanded to cover 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres.
Monitoring systems have registered eight heat detections in the past 48 hours in the vicinity of Potoci, illustrating the current spread and localized activity of the fire.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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