Started on Sep 7, 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 Psachná, Greece, having scorched 180 hectares (445 acres) since it started on September 7, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the incident, underscoring the severity of the active front.
Monitoring systems have detected five separate heat signatures nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire across the area. This event occurs squarely within the region's typical fire season, which generally runs from June to September.
In context
This wildfire burned in Greece for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Greece
Across Greece, roughly 34,655 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 31% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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