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Wildfire near Pedamaran (Sep 28)

Active · 150 hectares (371 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbersDay 1
150Hectares371Acres1Days burning

Started on Sep 28, 2026.

Wildfire near Pedamaran (Sep 28) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Pedamaran (Sep 28) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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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

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Pedamaran, Indonesia, where six heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which began on September 28, 2026, has currently charred 150 hectares, equivalent to 371 acres.

The current fire activity unfolds amid the region's typical fire season, which coincides with the dry season. Across the country, the wider context reveals a severe season, with 5,267,027 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 48% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for less than a 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 5,267,027 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 48% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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