Started on Oct 19, 2026.
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 an active wildfire burning near Pulang Pisau, Indonesia, where 34 heat detections have been logged over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which covers 650 hectares or 1,606 acres, started on October 19, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the typical fire season, the dry season. The broader situation is part of a severe national trend, with 7,804,252 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 119% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 750 ha (1,853 acres) — about 7.5 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 7,804,252 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 119% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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