Started on Sep 18, 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
An active wildfire is currently burning near Kimaam, Indonesia, having scorched 430 hectares (1,063 acres) since it started on September 16, 2026. Orbiting satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, while 25 separate heat detections cluster nearby in the last 48 hours, illustrating the localized spread of the burning perimeter.
The current blaze unfolds during the dry season, contributing to a broader national crisis that has seen 4,112,468 hectares burn across the country so far in 2026. This cumulative seasonal damage tracks 15% above the two-decade average for Indonesia.
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 6,517,506 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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