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Wildfire briefing: Eswatini

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

Data up to: 2 Nov 2026, 00:37 UTC

In the last 24 hours the VIIRS satellites have not detected any clusters of heat detections in Eswatini (NASA FIRMS; latest detection in the system: 1 Nov 2026, 21:57 UTC).

Fires with a WorldFires page still showing heat detections in the last 48 hours: 1.

Largest active fire: Nkilongo fire, October 2026, with 1,081 hectares burned — perimeter rebuilt from heat detections (Copernicus GWIS); latest heat detection: 31 Oct 2026, 12:38 UTC.

Eswatini is running below the usual for this point in the year, at 21 % of the average: 22,303 hectares burned up to week 43, against an average of 108,470 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS). No year between 2012 and 2025 had burned this little by now. GWIS estimates for the current year are provisional and may change.

Forecast fire danger for today near Nkilongo: moderate (FWI 11), computed by WorldFires from the ECMWF IFS forecast.

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Suggested citation

WorldFires, “Wildfire briefing: Eswatini”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/eswatini/briefing (accessed 2 Nov 2026, 00:37 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.

If you are in danger, call your local emergency number and follow the instructions of the authorities. WorldFires is not an emergency service.

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