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Wildfire briefing: China

A short, quotable summary of the last 24 hours and of the season. Rebuilt every hour.

Data up to: 29 Oct 2026, 05:41 UTC

Probable fires in China in the last 24 hours: 14, with 165 heat detections from the VIIRS satellites (NASA FIRMS; latest detection: 29 Oct 2026, 02:34 UTC).

Fires with a WorldFires page still showing heat detections in the last 48 hours: 46. Of these, started yesterday or today: 6.

Largest active fire: Dongshan District fire, 22 October 2026, with 11,951 hectares burned — perimeter rebuilt from heat detections (Copernicus GWIS); latest heat detection: 28 Oct 2026, 05:10 UTC.

China is running close to the usual for this point in the year: 2,499,072 hectares burned up to week 42, against an average of 2,383,205 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS). GWIS estimates for the current year are provisional and may change.

Forecast fire danger for today near Xichang City: low (FWI 10), computed by WorldFires from the ECMWF IFS forecast.

Markdown

Suggested citation

WorldFires, “Wildfire briefing: China”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/china/briefing (accessed 29 Oct 2026, 05:41 UTC). Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS), Copernicus GWIS, ECMWF IFS (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0).

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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.

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