Started on Sep 22, 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 actively near Municipio Apolo in Bolivia, a wildfire has scorched 330 hectares (815 acres) since it started on September 21, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature alongside 30 heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting a widespread and aggressive thermal front in the area.
This active fire unfolds during the typical fire season, characterized locally as the dry season. Despite regional activity, the broader national landscape reflects a significant downward trend, with 1,018,857 hectares burned so far in 2026, placing the total burned area 84% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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 Bolivia
Across Bolivia, roughly 1,307,088 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 80% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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