Wildfire near Rest of Region 7, Guyana (2026)

Wildfire near Rest of Region 7 — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Rest of Region 7 — 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

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

An active wildfire burning near Rest of Region 7 in Guyana, which began on October 29, 2026, is currently producing an intense heat signature according to satellite observations. Satellites have picked up eighteen heat detections over the past forty-eight hours, indicating ongoing activity in the area during the dry season.

Based on the number of satellite hotspots, the fire is currently a rough estimate of 450 hectares, equivalent to 1,112 acres.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Guyana for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 530 ha (1,310 acres) — about 5.3 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.