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Wildfire briefing: Rwanda

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

Data up to: 24 Oct 2026, 23:45 UTC

In the last 24 hours the VIIRS satellites have not detected any clusters of heat detections in Rwanda (NASA FIRMS; latest detection in the system: 24 Oct 2026, 21:04 UTC).

Fires with a WorldFires page still showing heat detections in the last 48 hours: 0.

Rwanda is running below the usual for this point in the year, at 41 % of the average: 10,183 hectares burned up to week 42, against an average of 24,670 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS). GWIS estimates for the current year are provisional and may change.

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WorldFires, “Wildfire briefing: Rwanda”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/rwanda/briefing (accessed 24 Oct 2026, 23:45 UTC). Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS), Copernicus GWIS.

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Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) · Copernicus GWIS

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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