Started on Oct 6, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Kepi, Indonesia, which has already grown to 800 hectares (1,977 acres) since it started on October 6, 2026. This fast-moving front is underscored by 97 heat detections picked up by NASA FIRMS over the past 48 hours, signaling widespread thermal activity across the area as the blaze continues to progress.
This incident unfolds during the typical fire season, characterized locally as the dry season. The fire adds to a broader national crisis, with 6,320,690 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that surges 77% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 800 ha (1,977 acres) — about 8.0 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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