Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
About 20 km west of Pulang Pisau.
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature alongside 224 heat detections over the past 48 hours around an active wildfire burning near Pulang Pisau, Indonesia. Having started on October 22, 2026, the blaze has reached an estimated size of 6,450 hectares, or roughly 15,938 acres, derived from satellite hotspot analysis.
This incident unfolds during the dry season, adding to a severe regional picture where 8,290,324 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 132% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 7,050 ha (17,421 acres) — about 71 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.
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 8,290,324 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 132% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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