Wildfire near Saint-Just
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Fire (SWIR)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Saint-Just, France, where 11 heat detections have been recorded over the last 48 hours as the blaze spreads across the landscape.
The fire, which started on August 12, 2026, has grown to encompass 280 hectares, equivalent to 692 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to September, and adds to a severe national toll with 93,367 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that stands 533 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in France for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 280 ha (692 acres) — about 2.8 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in France
Across France, roughly 93,367 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 533% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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