Fire near Kalimantan central (ID)

2.55°S, 111.55°E · first detected on 22 September at 19:32

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 22 September at 19:32 to 22 October at 08:12, that is at least 30 days: the clustering window stops there, and the fire or heat source may be older, through 6,216 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 25,364 ha.

Detected extent: 25,364 ha
Cumulative power: 44,897 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 299 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 6,216
Estimated emissions: 2,944.3 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 5 October 2026 to 21 October 2026. An order-of-magnitude estimate from GFAS (ECMWF, Copernicus CAMS): it also counts neighbouring fires in the same cell. Contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information (2026). Published data stop on 21 October 2026.

These four figures cover the polar orbits alone, the ones that measure an area. The pass table below also counts geostationary detections, more frequent but too coarse for geometry, and its power column sums a whole pass where the peak above is that of a single pixel.

“Detected extent” is not “burned area”: it is the union of the ground footprints of the satellite pixels, and a pixel counts in full (375 m for VIIRS, 1 km for MODIS) even when only a forest edge is burning. Compared with press figures it is in practice one and a half to three times the area reported. Detections taken at the edge of the scan swath, too coarse to measure anything at all, are excluded. These figures come from thermal detection and are not an official assessment: only the emergency services and the competent authorities are authoritative.

Replay how the fire spread

The map is framed on this fire's footprint and loads only its detections. The timeline below covers the period in which satellites saw it, from the first to the last detection, with twelve hours before and twenty-four after; the ticks on the bar mark the emergency services' announcements that fall within it. The cursor opens on the most powerful pass, and playback replays the whole fire in about thirty seconds. “1 h” shows what is burning within an hour of the chosen moment : the map then follows the power curve below and empties when it falls. “24 h” stacks twenty-four hours : a fire stays visible between two satellite passes, which come two to four times a day. Both are true, but they say different things.

How the radiative power evolved

One point per satellite pass: the sum of the fire radiative power measured over the fire. This is the curve that says whether the fire eased off or picked up again, which no cumulative figure shows. The window covers 30 days; beyond that, clustering would merge two successive fires in the same place.

Fire dynamics

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Satellite passes in detail

Pass	Power summed over the pass	Detections	Sensor
22 October at 16:35	39 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 16:25	21 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 16:15	64 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 16:05	50 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 15:55	51 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 15:45	54 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 15:35	49 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 15:25	43 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 15:15	23 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 15:05	61 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 14:55	60 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 14:45	78 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 14:35	78 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 14:25	72 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 14:15	77 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 14:05	34 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 13:55	36 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 13:45	36 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 13:35	85 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 13:25	40 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 13:15	33 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 13:05	116 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 12:55	77 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 12:45	103 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 12:35	116 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 12:25	115 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 12:05	154 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 11:55	155 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 11:45	150 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 11:35	179 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 11:25	148 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 11:15	115 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 11:05	73 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:25	96 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:15	124 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 09:35	64 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 09:25	64 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 09:15	102 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 09:05	126 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 08:55	99 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 08:45	44 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 08:35	33 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 08:25	40 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 08:15	49 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 08:12	64 MW	5	N21
22 October at 08:05	40 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 07:55	40 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 07:35	47 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 07:25	44 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 04:35	47 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 20:30	32 MW	14	N20
21 October at 20:11	24 MW	14	N
21 October at 19:32	14 MW	8	N21
21 October at 18:45	19 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 18:35	19 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 18:15	16 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 18:05	18 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 17:55	17 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 17:45	16 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 17:35	18 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 17:15	27 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 17:05	43 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 16:55	23 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 16:35	37 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 16:25	21 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 16:15	42 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 16:05	44 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 15:55	45 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 15:45	47 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 15:35	33 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 15:25	47 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 15:21	68 MW	4	Terra
21 October at 15:15	31 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 15:05	48 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 14:55	24 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 14:45	40 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 14:35	58 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 14:25	47 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 14:15	20 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 10:35	99 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 10:25	93 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 10:15	100 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 09:07	20 MW	2	N
21 October at 08:45	30 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 22:29	38 MW	4	Aqua
20 October at 20:47	10 MW	4	N20
20 October at 20:28	3 MW	1	N
20 October at 19:52	40 MW	11	N21
20 October at 10:15	64 MW	1	Him9
19 October at 20:47	6 MW	4	N
19 October at 20:11	14 MW	7	N21
19 October at 19:26	2 MW	1	N20
19 October at 06:05	32 MW	1	Him9
19 October at 05:55	105 MW	3	Him9
19 October at 05:25	43 MW	1	Him9
19 October at 04:55	69 MW	1	Him9
18 October at 20:28	11 MW	10	N21
18 October at 19:45	22 MW	11	N20
18 October at 15:04	14 MW	2	Terra
18 October at 10:33	69 MW	4	Aqua
18 October at 08:44	20 MW	3	N20
18 October at 08:22	46 MW	3	N
17 October at 22:14	12 MW	2	Aqua
17 October at 20:47	4 MW	2	N21
17 October at 20:04	54 MW	39	N20
17 October at 19:43	20 MW	13	N
17 October at 08:05	15 MW	3	N21
16 October at 20:21	9 MW	5	N20
16 October at 20:04	9 MW	9	N
16 October at 19:26	2 MW	1	N21
15 October at 22:36	31 MW	2	Aqua
15 October at 20:43	69 MW	39	N20
15 October at 20:21	427 MW	154	N
15 October at 19:45	454 MW	153	N21
15 October at 14:44	368 MW	8	Terra
15 October at 10:16	96 MW	1	Aqua
14 October at 22:00	186 MW	11	Aqua
14 October at 20:41	339 MW	85	N
14 October at 20:04	1,142 MW	279	N21
14 October at 19:20	320 MW	83	N20
14 October at 15:44	712 MW	15	Terra
14 October at 08:18	1,344 MW	138	N20
14 October at 07:23	381 MW	31	N21
13 October at 22:59	136 MW	2	Aqua
13 October at 21:00	418 MW	94	N
13 October at 20:21	1,556 MW	226	N21
13 October at 19:37	1,802 MW	296	N20
13 October at 19:20	613 MW	112	N
13 October at 15:04	3,148 MW	92	Terra
11 October at 20:15	397 MW	190	N20
11 October at 19:56	274 MW	158	N
11 October at 19:20	349 MW	98	N21
11 October at 15:25	912 MW	44	Terra
11 October at 08:18	52 MW	5	N21
11 October at 03:07	151 MW	3	Terra
10 October at 22:42	371 MW	13	Aqua
10 October at 20:36	476 MW	86	N20
10 October at 20:15	860 MW	243	N
10 October at 19:39	942 MW	177	N21
10 October at 14:46	769 MW	26	Terra
10 October at 07:33	310 MW	24	N
9 October at 22:04	181 MW	8	Aqua
9 October at 20:34	2 MW	1	N
9 October at 19:58	147 MW	68	N21
9 October at 15:44	295 MW	5	Terra
9 October at 08:12	207 MW	26	N20
9 October at 07:53	27 MW	1	N
9 October at 07:16	1,144 MW	36	N21
8 October at 20:53	526 MW	85	N
8 October at 20:15	1,235 MW	171	N21
8 October at 19:32	1,157 MW	104	N20
8 October at 15:06	886 MW	28	Terra
8 October at 08:29	289 MW	20	N20
8 October at 07:33	488 MW	27	N21
7 October at 22:27	201 MW	9	Aqua
7 October at 20:36	105 MW	32	N21
7 October at 19:52	362 MW	109	N20
7 October at 19:32	188 MW	77	N
7 October at 08:50	282 MW	12	N20
7 October at 08:29	366 MW	18	N
7 October at 07:55	58 MW	1	N21
6 October at 21:49	190 MW	3	Aqua
6 October at 20:11	149 MW	88	N20
6 October at 19:49	336 MW	84	N
6 October at 19:13	218 MW	42	N21
6 October at 15:27	54 MW	3	Terra
5 October at 22:49	49 MW	1	Aqua
5 October at 20:28	428 MW	136	N20
5 October at 20:11	512 MW	198	N
5 October at 19:32	211 MW	85	N21
5 October at 14:46	430 MW	12	Terra
5 October at 08:31	456 MW	22	N21
5 October at 07:46	67 MW	1	N20
5 October at 07:27	159 MW	11	N
4 October at 22:12	555 MW	15	Aqua
4 October at 20:47	115 MW	30	N20
4 October at 20:28	878 MW	104	N
4 October at 19:52	851 MW	125	N21
4 October at 08:50	860 MW	27	N21
4 October at 07:46	453 MW	18	N
4 October at 07:10	510 MW	13	N21
3 October at 21:34	404 MW	4	Aqua
3 October at 20:45	92 MW	24	N
3 October at 20:11	673 MW	84	N21
3 October at 19:26	1,131 MW	88	N20
3 October at 15:07	755 MW	26	Terra
3 October at 08:25	355 MW	11	N20
3 October at 08:03	137 MW	1	N
3 October at 07:27	86 MW	7	N21
2 October at 21:06	2 MW	1	N
2 October at 20:29	151 MW	37	N21
2 October at 19:43	513 MW	86	N20
2 October at 19:26	129 MW	24	N
2 October at 10:13	517 MW	19	Aqua
2 October at 08:44	205 MW	20	N20
2 October at 08:25	364 MW	41	N
2 October at 07:46	249 MW	15	N21
1 October at 20:47	17 MW	5	N21
1 October at 20:04	79 MW	41	N20
1 October at 19:43	46 MW	19	N
1 October at 19:07	15 MW	7	N21
1 October at 15:29	26 MW	3	Terra
30 September at 20:21	8 MW	4	N20
30 September at 19:26	8 MW	2	N21
30 September at 08:22	15 MW	2	N21
30 September at 07:40	4 MW	1	N20
29 September at 20:43	5 MW	3	N20
29 September at 20:21	39 MW	18	N
29 September at 19:45	56 MW	26	N21
29 September at 07:40	17 MW	4	N
28 September at 20:41	17 MW	8	N
28 September at 20:04	36 MW	17	N21
28 September at 19:20	9 MW	5	N20
28 September at 15:08	7 MW	1	Terra
28 September at 08:18	7 MW	2	N20
27 September at 10:20	5 MW	1	Aqua
27 September at 08:18	51 MW	9	N
26 September at 20:43	1 MW	1	N21
26 September at 19:58	15 MW	12	N20
26 September at 19:39	2 MW	1	N
26 September at 08:35	7 MW	2	N
25 September at 20:15	101 MW	40	N20
25 September at 19:56	89 MW	36	N
25 September at 19:20	13 MW	9	N21
24 September at 20:34	18 MW	6	N20
24 September at 20:15	70 MW	29	N
24 September at 19:39	74 MW	25	N21
24 September at 15:48	55 MW	2	Terra
24 September at 08:37	5 MW	1	N21
24 September at 07:33	16 MW	2	N
23 September at 20:53	19 MW	7	N20
23 September at 20:34	314 MW	71	N
23 September at 19:58	470 MW	126	N21
23 September at 19:13	166 MW	29	N20
23 September at 15:12	703 MW	33	Terra

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