Wildfires in Italy — what is burning right now?

Live overview of Italian wildfires: every burned area measured in the past 42 days, the nearest town for each fire, and day-by-day satellite image series for the biggest ones. Hotspot detections on the live map refresh every 20 minutes.

510measured burned areas · 42 days
175,048hectares burned · 42 days
Oct 8, 2026latest detection

Map — hotspots and burned areas in Italy

Dots are satellite heat detections from the past 42 days — bright yellow is the last 24 hours. Brown outlines are measured burned areas: click one for size and dates. Photo pins open the day-by-day satellite image series of that fire.

Burned areas in Italy — past 42 days

AreaFirst seenLast seenNearest townSatellite series
Burned area near Zafferana Etnea from space8,794 haJul 28, 2026Oct 8, 2026Zafferana Etnea · 8 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Taranto from space584 haJul 19, 2026Oct 8, 2026Taranto · 6 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Sasi from space288 haOct 7, 2026Oct 7, 2026Sasisatellite series →
Burned area near San Biagio Platani from space208 haOct 5, 2026Oct 7, 2026San Biagio Platani · 4 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Mezzogoro from space282 haOct 4, 2026Oct 7, 2026Mezzogorosatellite series →
Burned area near Brescia from space319 haSep 12, 2026Oct 7, 2026Brescia · 6 kmsatellite series →
408 haAug 24, 2026Oct 7, 2026Lonato—
300 haSep 12, 2026Oct 7, 2026Padua · 6 km—
374 haSep 24, 2026Oct 7, 2026Cremona · 6 km—
144 haSep 27, 2026Oct 7, 2026Brindisi · 6 km—
386 haOct 3, 2026Oct 6, 2026Scala Coeli · 5 km—
Burned area near Gravina in Puglia from space207 haOct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026Gravina in Puglia · 6 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Gravina in Puglia from space488 haOct 4, 2026Oct 6, 2026Gravina in Puglia · 5 kmsatellite series →
311 haOct 2, 2026Oct 6, 2026Ginosa—
Burned area near Brescia from space227 haSep 13, 2026Oct 6, 2026Brescia · 4 kmsatellite series →
135 haSep 27, 2026Oct 6, 2026Calusco d'Adda—
351 haOct 5, 2026Oct 5, 2026Scampitella—
346 haOct 5, 2026Oct 5, 2026Macomer—
Burned area near Serradifalco from space294 haOct 2, 2026Oct 5, 2026Serradifalco · 8 kmsatellite series →
255 haOct 2, 2026Oct 5, 2026Marineo · 4 km—
242 haOct 5, 2026Oct 5, 2026Villamassargia—
236 haOct 5, 2026Oct 5, 2026Lentini · 8 km—
184 haOct 5, 2026Oct 5, 2026Sartano—
175 haOct 5, 2026Oct 5, 2026Grottole · 9 km—
Burned area near Camporeale from space348 haOct 3, 2026Oct 5, 2026Camporeale · 4 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Castelvetrano from space1,051 haSep 3, 2026Sep 6, 2026Castelvetrano · 9 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Butera from space1,330 haAug 29, 2026Sep 5, 2026Buterasatellite series →
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Data. Hotspots: NASA MODIS & VIIRS (updated ~20 min). Burned-area outlines and sizes: Copernicus Emergency Management Service / EFFIS (CC BY 4.0). Satellite image series: Copernicus Sentinel-2. Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

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