Wildfire near Višnjićevo, Serbia (2026)

Wildfire near Višnjićevo — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Višnjićevo — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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

About 5 km northeast of Višnjićevo.

Burning across the landscape near Višnjićevo, Serbia, a wildfire that began on September 30, 2026, has now ended after a remarkable forty-five-day span of activity. During the event, satellites picked up an intense heat signature from the burning front. The regional fire season typically occurs during the warm, dry months, which run roughly from May to October.

By satellite estimate, the fire ultimately affected an area of 150 hectares, equivalent to 371 acres.

In context

This wildfire burned in Serbia for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 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.