Started on Oct 1, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning through the dry season near Getentiri, Indonesia, an active wildfire has consumed 280 hectares, or 692 acres, since it started on September 29, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while 11 thermal detections cluster across the surrounding area to trace the fire's recent spread over the last 48 hours.
This ongoing incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 5,392,535 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 51 percent above the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 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 7,009,661 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 96% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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