Wildfire near Municipio Exaltación (Aug 30)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at the active wildfire burning near Municipio Exaltación, Bolivia, where 15 heat detections over the past 48 hours indicate a concentrated cluster of thermal activity. Having started on August 30, 2026, the fire has grown to encompass 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres, during the ongoing dry season.
This incident unfolds against a wider backdrop of lower-than-average fire activity across the country. In 2026, a total of 737,906 hectares have burned so far, a figure that remains 88 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Bolivia for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 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 Bolivia
Across Bolivia, roughly 754,047 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 88% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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