EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near San Pedro de Macorís

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
180 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 30, 2026
Wildfire near San Pedro de Macorís — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near San Pedro de Macorís — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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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

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 10 km north of San Pedro de Macorís.

Following a protracted 90-day trajectory that began on July 30, 2026, a wildfire near San Pedro de Macorís in the Dominican Republic has officially ended. Operating within the regional context of the dry season, the fire burned across an estimated area of 180 hectares, or 445 acres, as determined by satellite hotspot analysis. During its course, satellites recorded an intense heat signature emanating from the front.

In context

This wildfire burned in Dominican Republic for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.

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