Started on Aug 21, 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 Spanish Town in Jamaica, an active wildfire has scorched 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres, since it started on August 21, 2026. Satellites are picking up a low heat intensity from the fire's front, while four heat detections have been registered over the last 48 hours to indicate how far the fire has spread in the area.
This ongoing fire activity occurs during the dry season, which is the region's typical fire season.
In context
This wildfire burned in Jamaica for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 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.
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