Wildfire near Bi’r al Ḩulw al Wardīyah, Syria (2026)

Wildfire near Bi’r al Ḩulw al Wardīyah — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Bi’r al Ḩulw al Wardīyah — 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

About 25 km northwest of Bi’r al Ḩulw al Wardīyah.

Summary written on Jul 25, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning in Syria, an active wildfire spanning 180 ha (445 acres) has generated an intense heat signature according to satellite observations since it started on 2026-07-24.

Monitoring systems have detected 9 heat signatures over the past 48 hours, illustrating the ongoing spread of the fire front.

In context

This wildfire burned in Syria for 4 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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.