Started on Aug 22, 2026.
Portugal today7 days
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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
- MonitoringNot fought: watched. Usually remote terrain.
- People working on it
- 25 people
- Jurisdiction
- ANEPC
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire burning near Refojos de Basto, Portugal, where six thermal detections over the past 48 hours highlight the ongoing spread across the area. The fire has consumed 150 hectares, or 371 acres, since it started on August 22, 2026, within a region where the typical fire season runs from June to October.
A response force of 42 personnel deployed by ANEPC is currently working to suppress the blaze. This incident unfolds during a broader national fire year in which 64,105 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 39 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Portugal for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Portugal
Across Portugal, roughly 71,327 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 32% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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