Started on Sep 18, 2026.
Bolivia todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An intense heat signature detected by satellites marks the ongoing activity of a wildfire in Municipio Pailón, Bolivia. The active fire front has consumed 400 hectares, equivalent to 988 acres, since it started on September 17, 2026.
Monitoring systems have registered 16 heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, indicating the current spatial reach of the incident within the region.
This event unfolds during the typical fire season, the dry season. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows 963,311 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 85% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Bolivia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 430 ha (1,063 acres) — about 4.3 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 986,253 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 85% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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