Wildfires in Romania — what is burning right now?

Live overview of Romanian 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.

244measured burned areas · 42 days
85,476hectares burned · 42 days
Oct 7, 2026latest detection

Map — hotspots and burned areas in Romania

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 Romania — past 42 days

AreaFirst seenLast seenNearest townSatellite series
Burned area near Băile Herculane from space1,832 haSep 29, 2026Oct 7, 2026Băile Herculane · 6 kmsatellite series →
461 haOct 5, 2026Oct 7, 2026Şovarna—
Burned area near Hinova from space447 haOct 4, 2026Oct 7, 2026Hinovasatellite series →
302 haOct 7, 2026Oct 7, 2026Tulcea · 6 km—
Burned area near Livezile from space418 haOct 4, 2026Oct 7, 2026Livezilesatellite series →
Burned area near Orşova from space2,324 haSep 30, 2026Oct 7, 2026Orşova · 8 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Vânjuleţ from space225 haOct 6, 2026Oct 7, 2026Vânjuleţsatellite series →
Burned area near Cerăt from space213 haOct 6, 2026Oct 7, 2026Cerătsatellite series →
Burned area near Valea Stanciului from space194 haOct 7, 2026Oct 7, 2026Valea Stanciuluisatellite series →
178 haSep 30, 2026Oct 7, 2026Fieni—
146 haSep 19, 2026Oct 7, 2026Cuciulata—
252 haOct 4, 2026Oct 7, 2026Petroşani · 18 km—
Burned area near Topleţ from space506 haOct 4, 2026Oct 6, 2026Topleţ · 5 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Întorsura from space445 haOct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026Întorsura · 5 kmsatellite series →
312 haOct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026Mija—
Burned area near Vânju-Mare from space258 haOct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026Vânju-Mare · 5 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Nicolae Bălcescu from space200 haOct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026Nicolae Bălcescusatellite series →
Burned area near Caraşova from space189 haOct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026Caraşova · 4 kmsatellite series →
145 haOct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026Prundeni—
Burned area near Poiana Mare from space480 haOct 3, 2026Oct 6, 2026Poiana Mare · 6 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Pătulele from space380 haOct 5, 2026Oct 6, 2026Pătulele · 4 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Recea from space357 haOct 4, 2026Oct 6, 2026Recea · 4 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Hinova from space991 haSep 30, 2026Oct 5, 2026Hinovasatellite series →
Burned area near Storobăneasa from space190 haOct 5, 2026Oct 5, 2026Storobăneasa · 10 kmsatellite series →
169 haOct 4, 2026Oct 5, 2026Buciumi—
Burned area near Vădăstriţa from space964 haSep 6, 2026Sep 22, 2026Vădăstriţasatellite 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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