# Wildfire briefing: Cameroon

_Data up to: 26 Oct 2026, 13:48 UTC_

In the last 24 hours the VIIRS satellites have not detected any clusters of heat detections in Cameroon (NASA FIRMS; latest detection in the system: 26 Oct 2026, 10:47 UTC).

Fires with a WorldFires page still showing heat detections in the last 48 hours: 8.

Largest active fire: Waza fire, 9 October 2026, with 19,467 hectares burned — perimeter rebuilt from heat detections (Copernicus GWIS); latest heat detection: 26 Oct 2026, 00:39 UTC.

Cameroon is running below the usual for this point in the year, at 66 % of the average: 1,457,887 hectares burned up to week 42, against an average of 2,200,764 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS). GWIS estimates for the current year are provisional and may change.

Forecast fire danger for today near Waza: very high (FWI 43), computed by WorldFires from the ECMWF IFS forecast.

## Suggested citation

WorldFires, “Wildfire briefing: Cameroon”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/cameroon/briefing (accessed 26 Oct 2026, 13:48 UTC). Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS), Copernicus GWIS, ECMWF IFS (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0).

Licence CC BY 4.0: this briefing may be reproduced, including by the media, crediting “WorldFires (worldfires.org)” and the original sources.

Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) · Copernicus GWIS · ECMWF IFS (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0)

> A heat detection is not a confirmed fire: farm burning and industry also produce them, and clouds or smoke can hide a fire. Experimental site with automatically processed open data: it may contain errors and is not an official emergency service. If there is a fire, call your local emergency number.

Full version with maps: https://worldfires.org/en/country/cameroon/briefing