Started on Oct 6, 2026.
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now
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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 in the vicinity of Štrpce, Kosovo, an active wildfire has consumed 100 hectares (247 acres) since its start on October 6, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a low heat signature from the front, alongside five heat detections recorded over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the incident across the landscape.
This ongoing fire activity occurs against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which generally spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in XK for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 100 ha (247 acres) — about 1.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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