Started on Sep 3, 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 near San Fernando in Mexico, an active wildfire has scorched 200 hectares, equivalent to 494 acres, since it started on September 3, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, while nine heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the fire.
This incident occurs outside the region's typical fire season, which runs from March to June. Despite this active blaze, national figures show that 1,312,686 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a significant 70 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,342,925 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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