# Wildfire briefing: Madagascar

_Data up to: 30 Oct 2026, 03:40 UTC_

Probable fires in Madagascar in the last 24 hours: 99, with 3,015 heat detections from the VIIRS satellites (NASA FIRMS; latest detection: 29 Oct 2026, 23:58 UTC).

Fires with a WorldFires page still showing heat detections in the last 48 hours: 34.

Largest active fire: Belo Sur Tsiribihina fire, September 2026, with 14,250 hectares burned — perimeter rebuilt from heat detections (Copernicus GWIS); latest heat detection: 28 Oct 2026, 22:10 UTC.

Madagascar is running below the usual for this point in the year, at 55 % of the average: 2,055,157 hectares burned up to week 43, against an average of 3,732,934 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 Andilamena: moderate (FWI 13), computed by WorldFires from the ECMWF IFS forecast.

## Suggested citation

WorldFires, “Wildfire briefing: Madagascar”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/madagascar/briefing (accessed 30 Oct 2026, 03:40 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/madagascar/briefing