Wildfire near Roccacasale, Italy (2026)

Wildfire near Roccacasale — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Roccacasale — 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

Summary written on Sep 1, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near the municipality of Roccacasale, Italy, an active wildfire has consumed 130 hectares, equivalent to 321 acres, since it started on August 31, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a low heat signature from the active front, alongside five heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate the current spread of the blaze.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape faces heightened activity, with 98,581 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 72 percent above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Italy for 1 day. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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.