Started on Sep 21, 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
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Kimaam, Indonesia, where 12 separate heat detections have clustered over the past 48 hours to map the blaze's rapid spread. Having ignited on September 21, 2026, the active fire has already consumed 200 hectares, which translates to 494 acres.
This ongoing incident unfolds during the typical fire season, characterized locally as the dry season. The local emergency compounds a broader national crisis, as official figures show that 4,660,102 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a significant total that sits 31 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 200 ha (494 acres) — about 2.0 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 4,660,102 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 31% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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