Wildfire near Sinaloa
Started on Sep 9, 2026.
Mexico todayLiveSatellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire burning over 100 hectares (247 acres) in Sinaloa, Mexico, has maintained a steady footprint since it started on September 9, 2026. Orbiting equipment is currently picking up an intense heat signature from the main front, while NASA FIRMS has registered four heat detections in the immediate area over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the active blaze.
Although this incident is active in Sinaloa, it unfolds against a broader national landscape where 1,314,781 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 70% below the country's two-decade average. This year-to-date activity arrives outside the region's typical fire season, which generally runs from March to June.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Mexico for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 100 ha (247 acres) — about 1.0 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,314,781 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 70% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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