Wildfire near Santa Bárbara de Casa, Spain (2026)

Wildfire near Santa Bárbara de Casa — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Santa Bárbara de Casa — 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

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

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

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The story so far

Summary written on Sep 16, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire is burning near Santa Bárbara de Casa, Spain, having consumed 230 hectares (568 acres) since it started on September 15, 2026. Orbiting equipment is currently picking up an intense heat signature from the front, while 9 separate heat detections have been registered nearby over the past 48 hours.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. The broader landscape faces severe pressure, with 296,691 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure 211% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 230 ha (568 acres) — around 2.3 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.