Wildfire near Quemada, Spain (2026)

This fire in numbers3 days

180Hectares · estimated445Acres · estimated3Days it lasted

Started on Sep 6, 2026.

Spain today7 days

2Fires · 7d34Hotspots 48h230Hectares · 7d

Last 7 days · falling

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Wildfire near Quemada — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Quemada — 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

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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

Quick facts

Official status: ActiveStill burning.
Jurisdiction: Junta de Castilla y León (INFOCAL)

Burning near the municipality of Quemada in Spain, an active wildfire has scorched 180 hectares (445 acres) since it began on September 6, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while orbital sensors have recorded seven thermal detections over the past 48 hours to mark the spread of the incident.

Response operations are being led by the Junta de Castilla y León through their INFOCAL emergency framework. The blaze unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October.

This incident adds to a severe year for the country, with 296,197 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 211% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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.