Fire near Winkel-Sainte-Croix (BE)

51.17°N, 3.81°E · first detected on 1 August at 21:55

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 1 August at 21:55 to 31 August at 15:44, that is 30 days, through 1,234 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 1,017 ha.

Detected extent: 1,017 ha
Cumulative power: 6,162 MW
Peak power: 56 MW
Detections: 1,234

“Detected extent” is not “burned area”: it is the union of the ground footprints of the satellite pixels, and a 375 m pixel counts in full even when only a forest edge is burning. Compared with press figures it is in practice one and a half to three times the area reported. Detections taken at the edge of the scan swath, too coarse to measure anything at all, are excluded. These figures come from thermal satellite detection and are not an official assessment: only the local fire and civil protection authorities are authoritative.

Replay how the fire spread

The map is framed on this fire and loads only its detections. The timeline below covers the whole known life of the fire — from the first trace, satellite or report, to the last announcement from emergency services — and the ticks on the bar mark those announcements. Detections often stop before containment: a fire stops radiating once it stops spreading, which is exactly when it is declared contained. “1 h” shows what is burning within an hour of the chosen moment : the map then follows the power curve below and empties when it falls. “12 h” stacks twelve hours , as the home map does, where stacking avoids an empty screen between two satellite passes. Both are true, but they say different things.

The detected extent

Outline of the burned area near Winkel-Sainte-Croix (BE), drawn over satellite imagery — The outline is the union of the ground footprints of every satellite detection of this fire, from the first pass to the last. The background is the EOX cloudless Sentinel-2 mosaic, 2024 vintage: it shows the landscape BEFORE these fires, not the burn scar.

The spread, pass after pass

Winkel-Sainte-Croix (BE) seen by Sentinel-2 on 13 July — One image per usable Sentinel-2 pass, on the same framing throughout so that the comparison means something. The satellite comes back every two to five days and clouds rule out some of the passes: the gaps in the series are days without an image, not days without fire.

Winkel-Sainte-Croix (BE) seen by Sentinel-2 on 28 July — One image per usable Sentinel-2 pass, on the same framing throughout so that the comparison means something. The satellite comes back every two to five days and clouds rule out some of the passes: the gaps in the series are days without an image, not days without fire.

How the radiative power evolved

One point per satellite pass: the sum of the fire radiative power measured over the fire. This is the curve that says whether the fire eased off or picked up again, which no cumulative figure shows. The window covers 30 days; beyond that, clustering would merge two successive fires in the same place.

Fire dynamics

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Satellite passes in detail

Pass	Power	Detections	Sensor
31 August at 22:28	10 MW	1	Met12
31 August at 22:26	30 MW	1	Met10
31 August at 21:47	18 MW	3	Terra
31 August at 21:08	11 MW	1	Met12
31 August at 20:58	10 MW	1	Met12
31 August at 20:38	11 MW	1	Met12
31 August at 20:18	11 MW	1	Met12
31 August at 20:08	10 MW	1	Met12
31 August at 19:58	14 MW	1	Met12
31 August at 19:48	11 MW	1	Met12
31 August at 19:38	35 MW	2	Met12
31 August at 19:28	11 MW	1	Met12
31 August at 19:18	12 MW	1	Met12
31 August at 19:08	31 MW	2	Met12
31 August at 18:08	16 MW	1	Met12
31 August at 17:58	40 MW	2	Met12
31 August at 17:28	14 MW	1	Met12
31 August at 17:18	17 MW	1	Met12
31 August at 15:44	7 MW	1	N20
31 August at 14:04	24 MW	4	N20
31 August at 13:59	12 MW	1	Met12
31 August at 13:45	21 MW	3	N
31 August at 05:36	23 MW	7	N
31 August at 05:00	36 MW	11	N21
31 August at 04:48	11 MW	1	Met12
31 August at 04:15	15 MW	9	N20
31 August at 03:56	20 MW	10	N
31 August at 02:35	20 MW	4	N20
30 August at 21:58	15 MW	1	Met12
30 August at 21:48	26 MW	2	Met12
30 August at 21:18	13 MW	1	Met12
30 August at 14:02	3 MW	1	N
29 August at 10:09	12 MW	1	Met12
29 August at 09:29	15 MW	1	Met12
29 August at 09:19	13 MW	1	Met12
29 August at 09:09	15 MW	1	Met12
29 August at 08:59	10 MW	1	Met12
29 August at 08:49	11 MW	1	Met12
29 August at 08:29	18 MW	1	Met12
29 August at 07:59	11 MW	1	Met12
29 August at 07:49	11 MW	1	Met12
29 August at 07:39	11 MW	1	Met12
29 August at 07:29	11 MW	1	Met12
29 August at 05:59	13 MW	1	Met12
29 August at 04:51	16 MW	5	N20
29 August at 04:48	12 MW	1	Met12
29 August at 04:38	12 MW	1	Met12
29 August at 04:34	21 MW	9	N
29 August at 04:18	12 MW	1	Met12
29 August at 04:08	11 MW	1	Met12
29 August at 03:11	12 MW	7	N20
29 August at 02:52	23 MW	6	N
29 August at 02:28	17 MW	1	Met12
28 August at 21:30	8 MW	1	Terra
28 August at 05:10	44 MW	11	N20
28 August at 04:51	34 MW	9	N
28 August at 04:15	20 MW	8	N21
27 August at 14:21	15 MW	3	N21
27 August at 13:38	7 MW	1	N20
27 August at 11:17	16 MW	1	Terra
27 August at 04:34	38 MW	14	N21
27 August at 03:49	14 MW	9	N20
27 August at 03:30	24 MW	9	N
27 August at 02:54	27 MW	12	N21
26 August at 21:49	9 MW	1	Terra
26 August at 15:18	4 MW	1	N
26 August at 14:42	15 MW	2	N21
26 August at 13:55	24 MW	5	N20
26 August at 13:38	12 MW	2	N
26 August at 13:02	50 MW	3	N21
26 August at 10:39	7 MW	1	Terra
26 August at 04:09	14 MW	7	N20
26 August at 03:49	12 MW	8	N
26 August at 03:13	20 MW	5	N21
25 August at 21:08	16 MW	1	Terra
25 August at 14:59	10 MW	2	N21
25 August at 14:17	12 MW	2	N20
25 August at 13:55	16 MW	3	N
25 August at 13:19	23 MW	3	N21
25 August at 05:10	17 MW	4	N21
25 August at 04:28	29 MW	8	N20
25 August at 04:09	35 MW	13	N
25 August at 03:32	45 MW	10	N21
25 August at 02:45	31 MW	9	N20
24 August at 22:08	35 MW	1	Terra
24 August at 16:54	17 MW	1	Aqua
24 August at 15:55	16 MW	2	N
24 August at 15:21	23 MW	4	N21
24 August at 14:34	14 MW	3	N20
24 August at 14:17	10 MW	3	N
24 August at 13:40	14 MW	2	N21
24 August at 10:58	72 MW	3	Terra
24 August at 05:47	25 MW	1	Aqua
24 August at 04:45	25 MW	4	N20
24 August at 04:27	31 MW	8	N
24 August at 03:49	33 MW	9	N21
24 August at 03:07	12 MW	8	N20
24 August at 02:45	5 MW	3	N
23 August at 21:30	21 MW	2	Terra
23 August at 16:16	32 MW	2	Aqua
23 August at 15:38	17 MW	2	N21
23 August at 14:34	11 MW	3	N
23 August at 13:15	20 MW	2	N20
23 August at 10:20	24 MW	1	Terra
23 August at 05:04	1 MW	1	N20
23 August at 04:11	34 MW	10	N21
23 August at 03:24	44 MW	12	N20
23 August at 03:07	17 MW	7	N
23 August at 02:28	15 MW	4	N21
22 August at 17:16	11 MW	1	Aqua
22 August at 15:12	53 MW	6	N20
22 August at 14:53	27 MW	6	N
22 August at 14:17	14 MW	2	N21
22 August at 06:08	8 MW	1	Aqua
22 August at 05:23	12 MW	3	N20
22 August at 05:04	8 MW	5	N
22 August at 04:28	30 MW	11	N21
21 August at 05:21	19 MW	6	N
21 August at 04:47	33 MW	5	N21
21 August at 04:02	26 MW	12	N20
21 August at 03:43	36 MW	8	N
21 August at 03:05	42 MW	10	N21
20 August at 21:13	48 MW	2	Terra
20 August at 16:01	13 MW	1	Aqua
20 August at 15:29	4 MW	1	N
20 August at 13:49	5 MW	1	N
20 August at 06:29	56 MW	3	Aqua
20 August at 05:42	9 MW	2	N
20 August at 05:06	30 MW	7	N21
20 August at 04:21	26 MW	7	N20
20 August at 04:02	27 MW	11	N
20 August at 03:26	69 MW	14	N21
20 August at 02:39	22 MW	5	N20
19 August at 22:08	24 MW	1	Terra
19 August at 04:19	4 MW	2	N
17 August at 14:10	18 MW	3	N21
17 August at 13:06	15 MW	2	N
17 August at 11:20	7 MW	2	Terra
16 August at 16:44	20 MW	1	Aqua
16 August at 13:45	6 MW	1	N20
16 August at 05:36	15 MW	1	Aqua
16 August at 05:17	3 MW	2	N
16 August at 04:41	24 MW	6	N21
16 August at 03:56	24 MW	10	N20
16 August at 03:34	9 MW	5	N
15 August at 14:02	14 MW	2	N20
15 August at 04:13	23 MW	7	N20
15 August at 03:56	23 MW	8	N
15 August at 03:20	23 MW	5	N21
15 August at 02:35	24 MW	6	N20
14 August at 22:12	9 MW	1	Terra
14 August at 17:07	21 MW	1	Aqua
14 August at 15:44	24 MW	3	N
14 August at 15:06	28 MW	2	N21
14 August at 14:21	15 MW	1	N20
14 August at 14:02	21 MW	3	N
14 August at 13:25	21 MW	2	N21
14 August at 11:02	8 MW	1	Terra
14 August at 06:00	33 MW	2	Aqua
14 August at 05:17	21 MW	3	N21
14 August at 04:34	31 MW	7	N20
14 August at 04:13	40 MW	11	N
14 August at 03:37	54 MW	7	N21
14 August at 02:52	27 MW	7	N20
13 August at 21:32	16 MW	1	Terra
13 August at 16:29	20 MW	2	Aqua
13 August at 16:01	18 MW	2	N
13 August at 15:25	38 MW	4	N21
13 August at 14:40	30 MW	4	N20
13 August at 14:21	15 MW	2	N
13 August at 13:47	19 MW	3	N21
13 August at 13:00	40 MW	3	N20
13 August at 12:00	27 MW	1	Terra
13 August at 04:51	42 MW	6	N20
13 August at 04:34	33 MW	7	N
13 August at 03:58	40 MW	9	N21
13 August at 03:11	29 MW	5	N20
13 August at 02:52	28 MW	8	N
12 August at 22:32	18 MW	1	Terra
12 August at 15:44	35 MW	2	N21
12 August at 14:57	39 MW	6	N20
12 August at 14:40	27 MW	7	N
12 August at 14:04	29 MW	3	N21
12 August at 13:19	16 MW	3	N20
12 August at 13:00	14 MW	2	N
12 August at 11:22	76 MW	2	Terra
12 August at 06:19	29 MW	1	Aqua
12 August at 05:10	27 MW	7	N20
12 August at 04:51	33 MW	7	N
12 August at 04:15	39 MW	8	N21
12 August at 03:30	33 MW	10	N20
12 August at 03:11	23 MW	8	N
12 August at 02:35	54 MW	9	N21
11 August at 21:51	6 MW	1	Terra
11 August at 16:52	19 MW	1	Aqua
11 August at 15:18	34 MW	3	N20
11 August at 14:57	51 MW	6	N
11 August at 14:21	32 MW	5	N21
11 August at 13:38	38 MW	3	N20
11 August at 13:17	12 MW	2	N
11 August at 05:45	26 MW	2	Aqua
11 August at 05:30	26 MW	6	N20
11 August at 05:10	17 MW	9	N
11 August at 04:34	26 MW	8	N21
11 August at 03:49	43 MW	11	N20
11 August at 03:30	25 MW	9	N
11 August at 02:54	42 MW	12	N21
10 August at 21:15	12 MW	1	Terra
10 August at 14:42	28 MW	5	N21
10 August at 13:55	17 MW	2	N20
10 August at 13:38	32 MW	5	N
10 August at 13:02	13 MW	1	N21
10 August at 11:41	19 MW	1	Terra
10 August at 05:28	18 MW	4	N
10 August at 04:53	28 MW	9	N21
10 August at 04:09	27 MW	9	N20
10 August at 03:49	25 MW	10	N
10 August at 03:13	33 MW	8	N21
9 August at 14:17	10 MW	1	N20
9 August at 13:55	9 MW	1	N
9 August at 11:05	18 MW	1	Terra
9 August at 06:04	32 MW	3	Aqua
9 August at 05:10	37 MW	8	N21
9 August at 04:26	58 MW	16	N20
9 August at 04:09	37 MW	12	N
9 August at 03:32	68 MW	15	N21
9 August at 02:45	45 MW	11	N20
8 August at 21:34	12 MW	1	Terra
8 August at 16:37	12 MW	1	Aqua
8 August at 15:55	24 MW	3	N
8 August at 15:21	31 MW	5	N21
8 August at 14:34	35 MW	4	N20
8 August at 14:14	30 MW	4	N
8 August at 13:38	29 MW	3	N21
8 August at 12:02	26 MW	1	Terra
8 August at 10:24	34 MW	1	Terra
8 August at 04:45	29 MW	6	N20
8 August at 04:26	34 MW	5	N
8 August at 03:49	40 MW	8	N21
8 August at 03:07	41 MW	13	N20
8 August at 02:45	15 MW	4	N
7 August at 06:27	29 MW	2	Aqua
7 August at 05:04	19 MW	6	N20
7 August at 04:45	26 MW	10	N
7 August at 04:11	36 MW	11	N21
7 August at 03:24	53 MW	10	N20
7 August at 03:05	55 MW	17	N
7 August at 02:28	65 MW	9	N21
6 August at 21:53	28 MW	3	Terra
6 August at 16:57	29 MW	2	Aqua
6 August at 14:53	18 MW	2	N
6 August at 10:43	20 MW	1	Terra
6 August at 05:04	36 MW	17	N
6 August at 04:28	24 MW	9	N21
6 August at 03:43	22 MW	5	N20
6 August at 03:24	9 MW	6	N
6 August at 02:48	27 MW	9	N21
5 August at 21:15	26 MW	2	Terra
5 August at 15:12	7 MW	1	N
5 August at 05:21	2 MW	1	N
5 August at 04:02	9 MW	9	N20
5 August at 03:41	23 MW	9	N
4 August at 22:14	22 MW	1	Terra
4 August at 13:13	60 MW	6	N21
4 August at 11:05	51 MW	3	Terra
4 August at 06:12	30 MW	2	Aqua
4 August at 05:06	24 MW	6	N21
4 August at 04:19	12 MW	4	N20
4 August at 03:26	17 MW	4	N21
3 August at 16:42	8 MW	1	Aqua
3 August at 15:14	23 MW	4	N21
3 August at 14:27	36 MW	6	N20
3 August at 13:32	18 MW	3	N21
3 August at 12:04	34 MW	1	Terra
3 August at 05:23	8 MW	3	N21
3 August at 03:43	9 MW	6	N21
2 August at 15:31	10 MW	1	N21
2 August at 14:46	31 MW	3	N20
2 August at 14:27	31 MW	5	N
2 August at 13:51	29 MW	5	N21
2 August at 13:06	20 MW	2	N20
2 August at 11:24	9 MW	1	Terra
2 August at 06:34	20 MW	1	Aqua
2 August at 04:58	39 MW	9	N20
2 August at 04:41	29 MW	8	N
2 August at 04:04	37 MW	11	N21
2 August at 03:17	23 MW	8	N20
2 August at 02:58	12 MW	6	N

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