Wildfire near Sinnamary, France (2026)

Wildfire near Sinnamary — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Sinnamary — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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

The story so far

An active wildfire is currently burning near Sinnamary, France, having started on November 1, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 16 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours that indicate how far the fire has spread.

This active incident unfolds within a wider context of heightened fire activity across the country, where 98,642 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 568% above the two-decade average. Typically, the region experiences its fire season from June to September.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in France for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 380 ha (939 acres) — about 3.8 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.