Wildfire near Samokov
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning through 330 hectares (815 acres) near Samokov, North Macedonia, the active wildfire that began on September 6, 2026, continues to display a moderate heat intensity from its peak fire radiative power, with satellites detecting 13 thermal signatures nearby over the past 48 hours.
This ongoing fire activity unfolds within the country's typical fire season, which generally spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in North Macedonia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 330 ha (815 acres) — about 3.3 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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