Started on Aug 22, 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
An active wildfire covering 330 hectares, or approximately 815 acres, is currently burning near the city of Trebinje in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The fire started on August 19, 2026, and is actively burning within the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm and dry months from roughly May to October.
Satellites monitoring the incident are picking up a low heat signature from the peak fire radiative power, while NASA FIRMS has detected 13 heat signatures over the last 48 hours clustering nearby to indicate the current spread of the fire front.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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Reports from people near the fire · unverified
Brigitta Peca · unverified2026.08.22
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