Wildfire near Santa Rosa (Sep 5)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at an active wildfire burning near Santa Rosa, Bolivia, where 21 heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the spread of the front. The fire has consumed 480 hectares, or 1,186 acres, since it started on September 5, 2026, progressing through the region during the dry season.
This incident unfolds within a broader national landscape where 859,409 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 87 percent below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Bolivia for less than a 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 Bolivia
Across Bolivia, roughly 859,409 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 87% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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