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
Burning in the dry season near Kaimana, Indonesia, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 530 hectares, equivalent to 1,310 acres, since it started on October 3, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a low heat signature from the fire front, indicating that the blaze is burning with reduced intensity despite having spread across the landscape.
Monitoring systems have detected 22 distinct heat signatures in the immediate vicinity over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spatial extent of the active spread. This incident unfolds within a broader national crisis, as 5,830,937 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 63% above the two-decade average for the same period.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 530 ha (1,310 acres) — about 5.3 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 5,830,937 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 63% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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