Started on Jul 29, 2026.
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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
Burning with an intense satellite-detected heat signature, an active wildfire near San Fernando de Henares, Spain, has scorched 100 hectares (247 acres) since it began on July 29, 2026.
Monitoring systems in the area have registered four distinct thermal anomalies over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the front.
In context
This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Spain
Across Spain, roughly 296,502 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 211% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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