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
Burning near Kotabesi, Indonesia, an active wildfire has consumed 280 hectares, equivalent to 692 acres, since it started on September 18, 2026. Orbiting sensors are currently picking up an intense heat signature, reflecting the high energy of the burning front, while 63 separate thermal anomalies detected over the past 48 hours show a wide clustering of heat signatures nearby.
This incident unfolds during the dry season, the region's typical fire season. Across the country, the wider wildfire burden has reached 4,359,036 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 22% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 150 ha (371 acres) — about 1.5 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 4,359,036 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 22% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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