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Wildfire briefing: Guyana

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

Data up to: 26 Oct 2026, 00:43 UTC

Probable fires in Guyana in the last 24 hours: 18, with 669 heat detections from the VIIRS satellites (NASA FIRMS; latest detection: 25 Oct 2026, 21:42 UTC).

Fires with a WorldFires page still showing heat detections in the last 48 hours: 13.

Largest active fire: East Berbice-Corentyne fire, 30 September 2026, with 4,835 hectares burned — perimeter rebuilt from heat detections (Copernicus GWIS); latest heat detection: 25 Oct 2026, 18:04 UTC.

Guyana is running close to the usual for this point in the year: 105,049 hectares burned up to week 42, against an average of 123,357 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS). GWIS estimates for the current year are provisional and may change.

Forecast fire danger for today near Mahaica-Berbice: low (FWI 9), computed by WorldFires from the ECMWF IFS forecast.

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WorldFires, “Wildfire briefing: Guyana”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/guyana/briefing (accessed 26 Oct 2026, 00:43 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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