Started on Oct 3, 2026.
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An active wildfire spanning 250 hectares, or 618 acres, is currently burning near the city of Bade in Indonesia, having started on October 3, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front, while 16 distinct heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the fire across the landscape during the dry season.
This active blaze unfolds against the backdrop of a significant broader crisis, as 5,830,937 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 63% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 250 ha (618 acres) — around 2.5 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Indonesia
Across Indonesia, roughly 6,320,690 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 77% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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