Started on Sep 19, 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
Active fires nearby4 · 100 km
Burning near Pagatan, Indonesia, an active wildfire has consumed 180 hectares, or 445 acres, since it started on September 19, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, while 13 heat detections cluster nearby to trace how far the fire has spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, the dry season. Across the country, 4,359,036 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 22 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. 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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