International Wildfire Activity

Egypt Wildfires Today

Recent fire activity is showing up in the latest Copernicus data for Egypt, with 5 fire areas in the current seven-day view. The largest is Fire in Northern Egypt at about 385 hectares. Some regional coverage is still being refreshed, so the current list may be incomplete. The latest NASA FIRMS satellite snapshot is still loading. A missing heat count should not be read as an all-clear.

Updated Sep 30, 2026

For confirmed incidents, warnings and evacuation information in Egypt, follow national and local authorities.

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Heat signals · 24h—NASA FIRMS VIIRS detections
Very strong heat—Above 330 K
Strong heat—300–330 K
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Satellite heat detections are not necessarily confirmed wildfires. Follow official local emergency information.

Map key: fire pins show recent Copernicus fire areas; orange and red marks show NASA satellite heat. A Copernicus fire area is not automatically a named official incident, and one wildfire can create several heat detections.

Recent fires in Egypt

Recent Copernicus fire areas from the latest available seven-day coverage. They show where burned area was recorded and when the source observed it, but they do not by themselves confirm current flames, containment or official incident status.

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5 recent fires in the last available source snapshot. A fresh source check is pending. Contains modified Copernicus Service information 2026.

Egypt activity at a glance

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—detections in the 6 hours ending at the latest signal
—of 24-hour detections are very strong heat
—highest reported VIIRS brightness in the 24-hour view
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How to read Egypt activity

The country view uses NASA FIRMS satellite heat detections as its live signal. A cluster can contain several observations from one fire, so the number of detections should not be read as the number of separate wildfires.

How individual fire pages work

WildfireSignal uses Copernicus burned-area data to build individual fire pages with location, size and source dates. These pages are kept separate from officially named incidents because Copernicus data alone does not provide containment, evacuation or incident-command status.

Official and satellite wildfire sources for Egypt

WildfireSignal uses NASA FIRMS for its satellite heat-detection layer and links to official sources for wildfire context. For confirmed incidents, warnings, evacuation orders and other emergency information, rely on official national and local authorities.

Satellite fire data NASA FIRMS Fire Map Open source ↗ Recent fire activity Copernicus GWIS Current Situation Open source ↗