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Wildfire briefing: Senegal

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

Data up to: 30 Oct 2026, 15:41 UTC

In the last 24 hours the VIIRS satellites have not detected any clusters of heat detections in Senegal (NASA FIRMS; latest detection in the system: 30 Oct 2026, 12:53 UTC).

Fires with a WorldFires page still showing heat detections in the last 48 hours: 3.

Largest active fire: Kiniéba fire, 17 October 2026, with 3,369 hectares burned — perimeter rebuilt from heat detections (Copernicus GWIS); latest heat detection: 29 Oct 2026, 14:50 UTC.

Senegal is running close to the usual for this point in the year: 1,256,339 hectares burned up to week 43, against an average of 1,306,127 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS). GWIS estimates for the current year are provisional and may change.

Forecast fire danger for today near Kiniéba: moderate (FWI 19), computed by WorldFires from the ECMWF IFS forecast.

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WorldFires, “Wildfire briefing: Senegal”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/senegal/briefing (accessed 30 Oct 2026, 15:41 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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