Started on Sep 20, 2026.
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning amid the dry season in Indonesia, an active wildfire spanning 250 hectares (618 acres) near Rumbia has been actively monitored since its ignition on September 20, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active fire front, with 23 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to map the recent spread of the blaze.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 4,660,102 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 31 percent above the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 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 7,520,678 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 111% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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