# Wildfire briefing: France

_Data up to: 6 Nov 2026, 07:06 UTC_

Probable fires in France in the last 24 hours: 2, with 15 heat detections from the VIIRS satellites (NASA FIRMS; latest detection: 5 Nov 2026, 23:58 UTC).

Fires with a WorldFires page still showing heat detections in the last 48 hours: 11.

France is running at 6.7 times the usual for this point in the year: 98,697 hectares burned up to week 44, against an average of 14,651 in 2006–2025 (Copernicus EFFIS). No year between 2006 and 2025 had burned this much by now.

Forecast fire danger for today near Saint-Georges: high (FWI 28), computed by WorldFires from the ECMWF IFS forecast.

## Suggested citation

WorldFires, “Wildfire briefing: France”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/france/briefing (accessed 6 Nov 2026, 07:06 UTC). Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS), Copernicus EFFIS, ECMWF IFS (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0).

Licence CC BY 4.0: this briefing may be reproduced, including by the media, crediting “WorldFires (worldfires.org)” and the original sources.

Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) · Copernicus EFFIS · ECMWF IFS (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0)

> A heat detection is not a confirmed fire: farm burning and industry also produce them, and clouds or smoke can hide a fire. Experimental site with automatically processed open data: it may contain errors and is not an official emergency service. If there is a fire, call your local emergency number.

Full version with maps: https://worldfires.org/en/country/france/briefing