Started on Oct 14, 2026.
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 Kapuas, Indonesia, an active wildfire has scorched 1,580 ha (3,904 acres) since it started on September 25, 2026. Over its two days of burning, the fire has maintained an aggressive trajectory, averaging an approximate growth of 790 ha/day.
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, while 129 separate heat detections cluster nearby over the last 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the incident.
This ongoing blaze fits into a broader national crisis, as 5,091,288 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 43% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 450 ha (1,112 acres) — around 4.5 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 7,440,160 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 108% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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