Started on Sep 18, 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
Burning actively near Pulang Pisau in Indonesia, a 480-hectare (1,186-acre) wildfire that started on September 18, 2026, continues to progress through the local landscape during the dry season. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 26 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48个小时.
This ongoing incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 4,223,827 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, placing the total burned area 18% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 480 ha (1,186 acres) — about 4.8 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 4,223,827 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 18% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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