Started on Sep 24, 2026.
Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
A moderate heat signature picked up by satellites characterizes the active front of an 800-hectare (1,977-acre) wildfire burning near Ketapang, Indonesia, which has already registered 61 thermal detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours. Having started on September 24, 2026, the fire continues to burn actively amid the local dry season.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop of significant fire activity in Indonesia, where 4,948,429 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 39% above the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 800 ha (1,977 acres) — around 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 7,440,160 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 108% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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