Started on Oct 10, 2026.
Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning near Semuda, Indonesia, an active wildfire has grown to 630 hectares (1,557 acres) since it started on September 26, 2026, during the dry season. Satellites are picking up a low heat signature from the fire's front, alongside 47 heat detections clustering nearby over the last 48 hours to map its current spread.
This incident unfolds within a broader national crisis, as 5,091,288 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 43% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 230 ha (568 acres) — about 2.3 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 6,850,773 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 92% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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