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Satellite and forecast figures refreshed 7 August 2026 at 11:02 UK time. Fire and disruption reporting verified against official sources the same day. Conditions change hourly during fires. National authorities are always right. In danger anywhere in the EU, call 112.

Puglia fire map

The Gargano promontory, the Salento peninsula and the Adriatic and Ionian coasts between them. Mostly flat and agricultural rather than densely forested, but the Gargano's pine forest carries fire fast.

What is happening in Puglia now

AreaStatusWhat it is
Gargano Peninsula (Puglia) Active fire Fires have hit the Gargano coast twice in a week, and Peschici and Vieste are both in the affected strip.
Lavello and the Vulture Active fire Fires ran through the stubble across the Vulture on 31 July, at Lavello, Melfi, Rionero and Filiano.
Lucera and the Tavoliere hills Active fire One of the six fires burning in the Foggia province on the evening of 28 July was in the Lucera district.
Rignano Garganico and the Gargano foothills Watch Fire broke out at Pescorosso between Rignano Garganico and San Marco in Lamis on the afternoon of 5 August, on the first shelf of the Gargano mountain.
Monte Vulture, above Barile and Rionero Watch Fires ran through the Vulture on 31 July, with the worst of them at San Fele, where flames reached the edge of the town.
Lesina and the lake shore Watch Lesina's civil protection worked a wood and interface fire on the railway line to Apricena in July.
Foggia and the Incoronata wood Stabilised Volunteers caught a fire in the Incoronata sanctuary wood outside Foggia on 1 August before it spread.
Marina di Pulsano Nothing in force A fire in the reeds off viale della Fontana at Marina di Pulsano burned four parked cars in front of the beach crowd on 2 August.

190 satellite fire detections inside Puglia in the latest NASA FIRMS pass (2026-08-06 to 2026-08-07). A detection is heat seen from orbit; it is not by itself a reported fire, and not every detection becomes one.

Where this comes from

Fire locations are NASA FIRMS satellite detections. Status for each area is set from what the named authority has published, never from satellite data alone — see how this site works.

If you are travelling

Conditions change hourly during a fire. The authorities above are always right where this page and they disagree, and in danger anywhere in the European Union the emergency number is 112.

Most serious status in Puglia right now: Active fire.

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