Started on Sep 29, 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 300 hectares, or 741 acres, is currently burning near the city of Fuerte Olimpo in Paraguay, having started on September 29, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front, while 12 thermal detections over the past 48 hours cluster nearby to map the fire's recent spread.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 710,718 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that sits 77 percent below the country's two-decade average. Locally, the blaze is occurring outside of Paraguay's typical fire season, which generally aligns with the southern summer from roughly November to March.
In context
This wildfire burned in Paraguay for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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 Paraguay
Across Paraguay, roughly 731,469 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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