Wildfires in Germany
48 wildfires have been recorded in Germany by Global Incident Tracker, 47 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 7 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
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Last 7 days
47
In 2026
48
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent wildfires in Germany
Active fire cluster 3 km SSW of Burglesum, Germany — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km WNW of Meiderich, Germany — 23 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster at Salzgitter, Germany — 20 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster at Salzgitter, Germany — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km WNW of Meiderich, Germany — 19 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km NW of Meiderich, Germany — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster at Salzgitter, Germany — 20 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km S of Burglesum, Germany — 20 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster at Salzgitter, Germany — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km WNW of Meiderich, Germany — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster at Salzgitter, Germany — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km WNW of Meiderich, Germany — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster at Salzgitter, Germany — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster at Salzgitter, Germany — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km WNW of Meiderich, Germany — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster at Salzgitter, Germany — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 3 km S of Burglesum, Germany — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km WNW of Meiderich, Germany — 19 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 3 km S of Burglesum, Germany — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster at Salzgitter, Germany — 20 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km WNW of Meiderich, Germany — 28 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 3 km W of Meiderich, Germany — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster at Salzgitter, Germany — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km WNW of Meiderich, Germany — 20 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster at Salzgitter, Germany — 21 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 3 km S of Burglesum, Germany — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 3 km WNW of Meiderich, Germany — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster at Salzgitter, Germany — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km S of Rheinhausen, Germany — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km WNW of Meiderich, Germany — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for Germany — 26 of 48. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 1 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 8 | |
| September | 26 | |
| October | 13 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Wildfires have official real-time feeds, and ours come from NASA FIRMS · NASA EONET · GDACS · Meteoalarm.