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Wildfire near Castelo Branco (PT) · 503 ha - October 23, 2026

Heat zone503 ha

Detections1

Max. radiative power31.6 MW

Satellites recorded a wildfire near Castelo Branco (PT) from 23-10-2026 15:12 to 23-10-2026 15:12 (UTC). The measured heat zone covered roughly 503 ha (an upper bound based on pixel size, not an official fire perimeter). The event counted a single satellite detection (MODIS).

Wildfire near Castelo Branco (PT) · 503 ha - October 23, 2026 — (c) OpenStreetMap (c) CARTO

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Key figures

First detection	23-10-2026 15:12 UTC
Last detection	23-10-2026 15:12 UTC
Coordinates	`39.8315, -7.4458`

Surroundings

Nearest town: Castelo Branco (PT), about 4 km. Larger town nearby: Viseu, about 100 km.

Observed by

This fire was seen by 1 satellite source(s): MODIS. Polar satellites deliver sharp measurements but pass over a few times a day; geostationary satellites watch continuously with a coarser pixel.

How these figures are produced

FireSignal groups individual satellite detections into a single fire event. The heat zone is the sum of the measured pixels and is therefore an upper bound: it says where heat was observed, not how many hectares actually burned. Official figures from fire services or authorities are usually lower. Cloud and thick smoke block the view, so there is always a gap between two observations.