Started on Sep 3, 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 through 600 hectares (1,483 acres) near Santa Rosa, Bolivia, an active wildfire is currently producing an intense heat signature as satellites detect 31 separate thermal anomalies in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours.
The fire, which started on September 3, 2026, unfolds during the region's typical fire season, characterized by the dry season.
This incident occurs within a broader national context where 851,418 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 87% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 600 ha (1,483 acres) — around 6.0 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 Bolivia
Across Bolivia, roughly 1,363,418 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 79% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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