EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near San José de Chiquitos (Aug 4)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
400 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Aug 4, 2026
Wildfire near San José de Chiquitos (Aug 4) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near San José de Chiquitos (Aug 4) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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The story so far

Summary written on Aug 5, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire spanning 400 hectares, or approximately 988 acres, is burning near San José de Chiquitos, Bolivia, after starting on August 4, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by 28 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate its recent spread.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, characterized as the dry season. Despite this localized activity, the broader national picture shows that 580,578 hectares have burned across Bolivia so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 91% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 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 Bolivia

Across Bolivia, roughly 1,489,841 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 77% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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