Fire near Kalimantan central (ID)

2.68°S, 113.79°E · first detected on 18 October at 15:04

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 18 October at 15:04 to 22 October at 22:06, that is 4 days, through 429 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 2,302 ha.

Detected extent: 2,302 ha
Cumulative power: 3,222 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 110 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 429
Estimated emissions: 163.8 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 18 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 7 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
23 October at 01:05	52 MW	2	Him9
23 October at 00:55	32 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 00:45	69 MW	3	Him9
23 October at 00:25	17 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 23:15	38 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 22:55	25 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 22:25	61 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 22:15	38 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 22:06	88 MW	7	Aqua
22 October at 22:05	16 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 21:55	94 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 21:45	75 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 21:25	46 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 21:15	20 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 20:55	79 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 20:45	57 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 20:35	27 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 20:25	39 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 20:11	27 MW	12	N20
22 October at 19:49	80 MW	29	N
22 October at 19:45	48 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 19:35	107 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 19:25	125 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 19:15	75 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 19:13	87 MW	24	N21
22 October at 19:05	83 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 18:55	124 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 18:45	68 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 18:35	125 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 18:25	100 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 18:15	90 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 18:05	104 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 17:55	64 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 17:45	86 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 17:35	69 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 17:25	33 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 17:15	159 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 17:05	169 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 16:55	157 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 16:35	77 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 16:25	203 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 16:15	148 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 16:05	154 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 15:55	149 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 15:45	159 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 15:35	233 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 15:25	267 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 15:15	146 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 15:05	183 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 14:55	134 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 14:45	151 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 14:35	263 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 14:25	33 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 14:23	166 MW	4	Terra
22 October at 14:15	102 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 14:05	237 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 13:55	76 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 13:45	165 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 13:35	241 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 13:15	265 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 13:05	158 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 12:55	275 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 12:45	53 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 12:35	236 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 12:25	301 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 12:05	272 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 11:55	280 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 11:45	253 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 11:35	279 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 11:25	298 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 11:15	236 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 11:05	138 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 10:55	133 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 10:45	61 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:35	89 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:15	82 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 09:25	72 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 09:15	69 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 09:05	86 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 08:55	155 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 08:45	145 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 08:35	143 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 08:25	77 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 08:12	55 MW	5	N21
22 October at 07:55	48 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 07:27	134 MW	9	N20
22 October at 05:15	63 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 05:05	56 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 02:25	27 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 02:15	27 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 01:25	22 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 01:15	47 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 01:05	47 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 00:55	22 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 00:45	47 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 00:35	45 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 00:25	46 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 00:15	48 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 00:05	46 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 23:55	48 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 23:45	53 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 23:35	47 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 23:25	47 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 23:15	55 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 22:55	50 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 22:45	50 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 22:25	54 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 22:15	27 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 21:55	48 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 21:45	29 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 21:35	77 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 21:25	82 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 21:15	76 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 21:05	58 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 20:55	57 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 20:45	66 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 20:35	72 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 20:30	34 MW	19	N20
21 October at 20:25	94 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 20:15	49 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 20:11	124 MW	34	N
21 October at 20:05	79 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 19:55	108 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 19:45	62 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 19:35	63 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 19:32	147 MW	27	N21
21 October at 19:25	100 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 19:15	67 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 19:05	70 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 18:55	129 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 18:45	69 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 18:35	71 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 18:25	97 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 18:15	80 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 18:05	60 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 17:55	106 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 17:05	67 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 16:35	78 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 16:05	201 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 15:55	137 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 15:45	99 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 15:35	104 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 15:25	183 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 15:21	215 MW	8	Terra
21 October at 15:15	199 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 15:05	200 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 14:55	205 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 14:45	202 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 14:35	70 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 14:25	53 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 14:15	181 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 14:05	159 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 13:55	217 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 13:35	99 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:25	187 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 13:15	254 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 13:05	171 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:55	62 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 12:45	77 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 12:35	71 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:25	201 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 12:15	314 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 12:05	220 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 11:55	224 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 11:45	181 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 11:35	108 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 09:25	66 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 09:15	75 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 09:05	171 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 08:55	148 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 08:45	174 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 08:29	105 MW	8	N21
21 October at 07:27	181 MW	20	N
21 October at 03:05	19 MW	1	Terra
20 October at 22:29	8 MW	1	Aqua
20 October at 20:47	6 MW	3	N20
20 October at 20:28	63 MW	19	N
20 October at 19:52	130 MW	27	N21
20 October at 19:07	9 MW	4	N20
20 October at 15:55	106 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 15:45	81 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 15:35	80 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 15:25	103 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 15:15	52 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 15:05	104 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 14:45	84 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 14:44	171 MW	9	Terra
20 October at 14:35	35 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 14:25	48 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 14:15	36 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 14:05	90 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 13:55	140 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 13:45	21 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 13:35	117 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 13:25	25 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 13:15	160 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 13:05	133 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 12:55	137 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 12:35	194 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 12:25	210 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 12:15	226 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 12:05	203 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 11:55	220 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 11:45	44 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 11:05	33 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 09:25	45 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 08:45	45 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 08:35	78 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 08:05	25 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 08:05	25 MW	3	N20
20 October at 07:55	33 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 07:45	32 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 07:35	38 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 06:35	32 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 06:25	34 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 06:15	62 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 06:05	44 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 05:55	45 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 05:45	43 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 05:35	64 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 05:25	68 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 05:15	67 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 05:05	71 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 04:55	68 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 04:35	61 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 04:25	67 MW	2	Him9
19 October at 21:51	214 MW	10	Aqua
19 October at 20:45	10 MW	6	N
19 October at 20:11	179 MW	37	N21
19 October at 19:26	89 MW	20	N20
19 October at 19:05	21 MW	6	N
18 October at 20:28	391 MW	39	N21
18 October at 19:45	286 MW	19	N20
18 October at 19:26	29 MW	17	N
18 October at 15:04	131 MW	2	Terra
17 October at 08:05	7 MW	1	N21

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