Wildfire near Villa del Prado (Jul 22 #2)
True color
Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning for six days before coming to an end, the wildfire near Villa del Prado, Spain, scorched 855 hectares (2,113 acres) of broadleaf and mixed forest at an average daily growth of approximately 143 hectares per day. Satellites recently detected 16 heat signatures clustered nearby, illustrating the extensive spread across the affected landscape.
In context
This wildfire burned in Spain for 20 days. In total it burned about 855 ha (2,113 acres) — around 8.6 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Spain
Across Spain, roughly 296,197 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 211% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
We'll email you if it grows, containment advances, or it ends.
No account. One-click unsubscribe. · Privacy
Community reports
Reports from people near the fire · unverified
Be the first to report what is happening →
Not official emergency information. In an emergency, contact fire services/authorities.