Are there wildfires in Indonesia right now?

NASA's FIRMS satellites detected 3413 active fire hotspots in Indonesia over the last 3 days, including 8 high-intensity fires. The map on this page shows their exact locations, updated hourly.

How does NASA detect wildfires?

NASA's VIIRS and MODIS instruments aboard the Suomi NPP, NOAA-20 and Terra/Aqua satellites detect thermal anomalies (heat signatures) from orbit. Each detection is a "hotspot" — a pixel where the sensor measured fire-level heat. Data is published within about 3 hours of the satellite overpass through the FIRMS system.

What does fire intensity (FRP) mean?

FRP (Fire Radiative Power, in megawatts) measures how much energy a fire is releasing. Higher FRP means a more intense fire. On this map, brighter red dots are higher-intensity detections.

Wildfires in Indonesia Today

Name: Active Wildfires in Indonesia
Creator: NASA
Published: 2024-01-01
License: https://www.nasa.gov/open/
Keywords: wildfires, fires indonesia, NASA FIRMS, active fire map, VIIRS

Live active-fire map for Indonesia from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: August–October.

3413

Active hotspots

High intensity

Time window

VIIRS

NASA sensor

LowMedHigh

Conditions at Remote area

8 km/h from the WSW — carrying smoke towards the ENE.

24°C · 93% humidity

Air quality Poor

PM2.5 64.5 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 71 · US AQI 109

Sensitive groups should reduce outdoor exertion. Others may notice irritation.

The band above follows the European index, which averages particulates over 24 hours — so a sharp rise in this hour's PM2.5, as smoke passing overhead causes, shows up in the reading before it moves the band.

Wind direction only — not a smoke dispersion forecast. Air quality is modelled, not a street-level measurement. Weather from MET Norway; air quality from Open-Meteo (Copernicus CAMS). Both CC BY 4.0.

353 active fires in Indonesia

Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.

1
Remote area
121 detections~69.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:10 UTC0.209, 110.394
2018 MW
2
Remote area
100 detections~11.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:10 UTC-1.894, 110.135
960 MW
3
Remote area
155 detections~94.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 15:31 UTC-8.237, 140.645
887 MW
4
Remote area
48 detections~47.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:10 UTC-0.365, 110.867
586 MW
5
Remote area
20 detections~35.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:12 UTC0.887, 111.217
572 MW
6
Remote area
32 detections~22.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:10 UTC-0.227, 111.695
474 MW
7
Remote area
48 detections~21.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 04:27 UTC-2.810, 133.076
440 MW
8
Remote area
25 detections~3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:10 UTC-2.471, 113.087
422 MW
9
Remote area
19 detections~37.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:10 UTC0.272, 111.072
379 MW
10
Remote area
47 detections~40.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 15:31 UTC-7.463, 140.344
377 MW

Plus 504 smaller heat detections — often agricultural burning rather than wildfire.

About this wildfire map

This map uses NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), which publishes active-fire detections from the VIIRS and MODIS instruments aboard NASA and NOAA satellites. Each dot is a thermal “hotspot” where the sensor measured fire-level heat, usually within 3 hours of the satellite passing overhead. It shows where fires are actively burning — not fire perimeters or evacuation zones. For safety and evacuation information, always follow your local emergency services.

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