Wildfire near Thiendorf, Germany (2026)

Wildfire near Thiendorf — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Thiendorf — 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

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 30, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Thiendorf, Germany, an active wildfire spanning 130 ha (321 acres) since July 29, 2026, continues to show steady progression as it maintains its footprint. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, while five recent thermal detections cluster nearby to outline the current spread.

In context

This wildfire burned in Germany for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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.