Wildfire near Santa Rosa (Sep 2)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire spanning 1,000 hectares (2,471 acres) has been burning near Santa Rosa, Bolivia, since September 2, 2026, amid the region's typical dry season. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, alongside 40 heat detections captured over the last 48 hours indicating how far the fire has spread.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 817,912 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 87% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Bolivia for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 1,000 ha (2,471 acres) — about 10 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 817,912 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 87% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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