Burned area
satellite only6,229ha
Union of 3 GWIS (Copernicus) perimeters: overlapping areas count once.
- Source
- GWIS (Copernicus)
- Date
- 16 Sept 2026 – 5 Nov 2026
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ID · Indonesia · –
Luwu Timur fire, 16 September 2026 Luwu Timur
Dying down · last detection 5 Nov 2026, 17:09 UTC
The fire started on 16 September 2026 in Luwu Timur, Indonesia, and satellites saw it burning for 51 days. Copernicus’s global GWIS system rebuilt a burnt perimeter of 6,229 hectares from heat detections, spread across a single municipality.
This page is probably a fire complex, not a single fire. GWIS merges into one perimeter the fires that touch over weeks, which in large burning seasons can join dozens of separate fires. The total area is reliable; the origin and dates refer to the whole complex.
Other fire pages in the same area and on the same dates:
Number 135 in Indonesia in 2026, of 968.
GWIS near-real-time perimeter, from the layer that changed in October 2025: this fire is not compared with fires from earlier years, because since then the GWIS layer gives more and larger perimeters.
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Duration by satellite
satellite only51days
From 16 Sept 2026 to today: still being detected.
- Source
- GWIS (Copernicus) · NASA FIRMS · VIIRS
- Date
- last detection: 5 Nov 2026, 17:09 UTC
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Satellites pass a few times a day and cloud or smoke can hide the fire: a lack of detections is not an official extinction. Each country’s emergency service declares a fire contained or out.
Start
satellite only16 Sept 2026
First day with fire seen by the satellites or the perimeter.
- Source
- GWIS (Copernicus) · NASA FIRMS · VIIRS
- Date
- 16 Sept 2026
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No official record is matched to this page, so the alert time and the cause are not known here.
Hotspots
satellite only254
VIIRS detections at 375 m. Most intense hotspot: 58 MW.
- Source
- NASA FIRMS · VIIRS (Suomi NPP + NOAA-20)
- Date
- 16 Sept 2026 – 5 Nov 2026
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There is no official record to compare with. Each hotspot is a pixel detected in one satellite pass, not a separate fire.
The worst day
satellite only177MW
Total radiative power on 19 October 2026; hotspots that day: 21.
- Source
- NASA FIRMS · VIIRS (FRP)
- Date
- 19 Oct 2026
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Fire radiative power (FRP) measures the energy the fire gives off when the satellite passes. Added up by day, it compares intensity, not area.
Danger at the start
model18.4FWI · moderate
Fire Weather Index (Canadian system) computed by WorldFires for the day the fire started. Consecutive days without rain before: 3.
- Source
- WorldFires calculation (Canadian FWI system)
- Date
- 16 Sept 2026, local noon
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 0,25° · Open-Meteo.com · provisional
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This is an index computed from weather model data, not a measurement of the fire nor an official warning. Danger warnings are issued by each country’s authority. Emergency number and official warnings
Weather during the fire
model31.3°C · 28% RH
High of 31.3 °C and minimum humidity of 28% on 19 October 2026; gusts of 34 km/h on 16 September 2026.
- Source
- weather model at the fire’s grid cell
- Date
- 16 Sept 2026 – 5 Nov 2026
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 0,25° · Open-Meteo.com · provisional
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These are model values for a cell of about 25 km, not from a weather station: they may differ from what was measured on the ground.
Living inside
model≈ 650people
Estimated residents inside the perimeter and 7.1 ha of built-up area (100 m grid, epoch 2025).
- Source
- GHSL R2023A · JRC
- Date
- calculated on 4 November 2026
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This is an estimate on 100 m cells, made from satellite imagery and census data: it does not mean that homes burned or that anyone was harmed. The perimeter also contains land that never burned.
This page’s change log has been kept since 24 October 2026: every night what it publishes is compared and the difference is logged. Anything earlier is reconstructed from each source’s date and marked as reconstructed.
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· reconstructed weatherWeather and FWI computed from the forecast (provisional until ERA5 arrives)
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· reconstructed GHSLPopulation and built-up area computed
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logArea: 1,713 → 6,327 ha.
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logStart date: 18 September 2026 → 16 September 2026.
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logThe page “Luwu Timur, 3 October 2026” has been merged into this one: it was the same fire.
What was saved on 3 November 2026
Every night a snapshot of what the page shows is saved. If anything changes, it appears in the list as a log entry.
- Area
- 6,327 ha
- Dates
- 16 Sept 2026 – ongoing
- Name
- Luwu Timur
- Official record
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Versioned permanent link
https://worldfires.org/en/fire/luwu-timur-2026-09-6?v=2026-11-03A version keeps the area, dates, name and official record; the area as it was logged (changes under 2% are not logged). The map, hotspots and weather always show today’s data.
Citation
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CSV for this fire luwu-timur-2026-09-6.csv · daily, no individual hotspots
| fecha | focos_viirs | frp_mw | tmax_c | tmin_c | hr_min_pct | viento_max_kmh | racha_max_kmh | precip_mm | fwi | clase_fwi | dentro_del_incendio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | 6 | 61 | 27.4 | 16.2 | 45 | 10.7 | 33.5 | 0 | 18.4 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-09-17 | 1 | 11 | 28.1 | 17.7 | 43 | 10.2 | 32.8 | 0 | 18.8 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-09-18 | 6 | 31 | 28.6 | 16.9 | 44 | 10.1 | 31 | 0 | 18.1 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-09-19 | 1 | 7 | 28.1 | 17.5 | 50 | 9 | 29.5 | 1.2 | 12.9 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-09-20 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 17.5 | 45 | 8.5 | 26.3 | 0.4 | 16.8 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-09-21 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 18.6 | 48 | 8.7 | 26.3 | 1.4 | 17.5 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-09-22 | 0 | 0 | 29.5 | 18.6 | 52 | 10.1 | 26.6 | 2.7 | 4.8 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-09-23 | 4 | 5 | 28.7 | 18.5 | 60 | 9.2 | 24.8 | 2 | 2.9 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-09-24 | 2 | 6 | 28.5 | 18 | 57 | 8.8 | 24.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-09-25 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | 19.6 | 58 | 10.1 | 26.3 | 3.8 | 2.2 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-09-26 | 4 | 7 | 29.1 | 18.6 | 59 | 8.6 | 24.1 | 4.8 | 1.3 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-09-27 | 0 | 0 | 29.5 | 17.2 | 47 | 10.1 | 31 | 0.1 | 2.2 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-09-28 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 17 | 44 | 8.4 | 25.6 | 0.3 | 9.1 | bajo | 1 |
| 2026-09-29 | 0 | 0 | 29.3 | 16.4 | 48 | 8.3 | 27 | 0.5 | 12.3 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-09-30 | 0 | 0 | 29.5 | 16 | 41 | 8.3 | 25.2 | 0 | 15.6 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-10-01 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 16 | 38 | 9.8 | 30.6 | 0 | 19.1 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-10-02 | 5 | 18 | 29.6 | 16.4 | 38 | 9.5 | 28.1 | 0 | 16.8 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-10-03 | 2 | 16 | 29.1 | 16.9 | 37 | 8.9 | 27 | 0 | 20.2 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-10-04 | 4 | 38 | 29.1 | 16.5 | 45 | 7.6 | 24.1 | 0.4 | 16.8 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-10-05 | 12 | 163 | 29.4 | 17.5 | 30 | 9 | 30.6 | 0 | 25.9 | alto | 1 |
| 2026-10-06 | 14 | 121 | 30 | 17 | 39 | 8.6 | 28.1 | 0.1 | 24.3 | alto | 1 |
| 2026-10-07 | 14 | 62 | 29.7 | 18 | 38 | 8.3 | 25.2 | 0.2 | 22.7 | alto | 1 |
| 2026-10-08 | 2 | 2 | 29.3 | 18 | 44 | 6.9 | 25.9 | 2.3 | 21.1 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-10-09 | 2 | 14 | 28.5 | 19.7 | 55 | 7 | 23 | 3.2 | 3.4 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-10-10 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 19.8 | 55 | 4.6 | 20.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-10-11 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19.8 | 63 | 8.6 | 24.8 | 5.6 | 1.7 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 17.8 | 47 | 9 | 25.6 | 0.1 | 3.3 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-10-13 | 4 | 5 | 29.7 | 15.6 | 39 | 7.6 | 25.9 | 0.1 | 11.1 | bajo | 1 |
| 2026-10-14 | 2 | 5 | 29.5 | 17 | 47 | 7 | 19.8 | 0.8 | 12.5 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-10-15 | 4 | 87 | 29.5 | 17.1 | 42 | 8.2 | 28.4 | 0.4 | 14.4 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-10-16 | 6 | 39 | 29.8 | 19.3 | 34 | 5.8 | 20.2 | 0.1 | 17.6 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-10-17 | 8 | 27 | 28.4 | 19.7 | 54 | 7.3 | 22.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-10-18 | 12 | 26 | 29.8 | 19.8 | 47 | 5.2 | 20.5 | 0.9 | 4.3 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-10-19 | 21 | 177 | 31.3 | 19.5 | 28 | 9.8 | 26.6 | 0 | 18.4 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-10-20 | 19 | 30 | 30.9 | 18.7 | 26 | 10.7 | 32.8 | 0 | 26.8 | alto | 1 |
| 2026-10-21 | 14 | 49 | 29.5 | 19.4 | 38 | 6.9 | 24.5 | 0.1 | 22.6 | alto | 1 |
| 2026-10-22 | 7 | 6 | 29.5 | 19 | 46 | 8.1 | 23.4 | 1.2 | 18.8 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-10-23 | 22 | 63 | 29.3 | 19.4 | 52 | 8.4 | 22.7 | 3.3 | 6.9 | bajo | 1 |
| 2026-10-24 | 12 | 28 | 29.8 | 18.6 | 44 | 7.2 | 22 | 0.4 | 5 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-10-25 | 7 | 38 | 29.9 | 18.5 | 46 | 8.7 | 23.8 | 0.6 | 12.8 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-10-26 | 5 | 5 | 29.8 | 18.3 | 48 | 9.4 | 24.1 | 1.5 | 10.3 | bajo | 1 |
| 2026-10-27 | 1 | 1 | 29.6 | 17.5 | 48 | 8 | 22.3 | 2.7 | 6.5 | bajo | 1 |
| 2026-10-28 | 0 | 0 | 29.6 | 17.3 | 44 | 8.1 | 23.8 | 1.2 | 7.7 | bajo | 1 |
| 2026-10-29 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 17.2 | 43 | 10.2 | 26.3 | 0.3 | 15 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-10-30 | 2 | 12 | 30.3 | 17 | 43 | 8 | 24.1 | 1.1 | 17.2 | moderado | 1 |
| 2026-10-31 | 1 | 4 | 28.6 | 20.2 | 51 | 4.5 | 21.6 | 10.7 | 3.2 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-11-01 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 18.9 | 54 | 11.6 | 30.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-11-02 | 0 | 0 | 29.5 | 17.7 | 58 | 7.9 | 26.3 | 6 | 1.3 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-11-03 | 4 | 9 | 27.4 | 19.3 | 72 | 6 | 23.8 | 7 | 0.1 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-11-04 | 3 | 3 | 27.8 | 19.2 | 58 | 9.1 | 27 | 2.2 | 0.6 | muy_bajo | 1 |
| 2026-11-05 | 2 | 3 | 29.6 | 19.2 | 43 | 7.9 | 23.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | muy_bajo | 1 |
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Is it still active?
No detections since 5 Nov 2026, 17:09 UTC. That usually means no flame is visible from space any more, although hotspots may remain. Satellites pass a few times a day and cloud or smoke can hide the fire: a lack of detections is not an official extinction. Each country’s emergency service declares a fire contained or out.
- Burnt area
- 6,229ha
- GWIS perimeter (Copernicus)
- Duration
- 51days
- 16 Sept 2026 – 5 Nov 2026
- Municipalities hit
- 1
- regencies
- Started on
- 16 Sept
- 2026
- Heat detections
- 254
- in a single hotspot: 58 MW
- Danger at start
- 18
- Moderate · FWI index
- Average daily power
- 32MW
- detected power per day, on average
Where it burned
HOTSPOTS BY DAY
16 Sept5 Nov
5 Nov 2026
How it evolved, day by day
16 Sept
4 Oct
19 Oct
1 Nov
Fire radiative power detected each day, in megawatts, and number of hotspots. The magenta bar marks the peak day.
The weather it burned in
31°high
34km/h · peak gust
26%lowest humidity
It had gone 3 days without rain (1 mm or more) when it started.
This area had burned before
5% of the perimeter overlaps earlier fires recorded since 2016: 289 ha in 2019.
How big is it?
London boundary: geoBoundaries · Office for National Statistics (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Jakarta boundary: geoBoundaries · Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS - Statistics Indonesia), World Food Programme, OCHA ROAP (CC BY 3.0 IGO).
Paris boundary: geoBoundaries · Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière (IGN-F) (Etalab Open License 2.0).
Madrid boundary: geoBoundaries · Open Data ESRI, IGN Central Registry of Cartography Area (CC BY 4.0).
This compares size, not location: both shapes are at the same scale, north up, centred on each other.
What happened to each town
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Luwu Timur where it started6,369 ha reached on 16 Sept0.9 %
Burnt area inside each municipality, from crossing the GWIS perimeter with administrative boundaries. The distance runs from the point marking the centre of each area to the nearest fire: staying a kilometre away does not mean it reached the houses.
People and buildings inside the perimeter
GHSL 2025Built-up area7.1 ha
Residents≈ 650
Inside the perimeter there were about 7.1 hectares of built-up land and about 650 residents (GHSL 2025, satellite-based estimate).
This is an estimate on 100 m cells, made from satellite imagery and census data: it does not mean that homes burned or that anyone was harmed. The perimeter also contains land that never burned. The GHSL 2025 epoch is a projection made from 2020 and earlier data.
Source: Global Human Settlement Layer (GHS-BUILT-S and GHS-POP R2023A), European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), © European Union, CC BY 4.0. Sum inside the perimeter computed by WorldFires. human-settlement.emergency.copernicus.eu
The weather day by day
ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at the fire location, the standard reference for past weather, and the Canadian Fire Weather Index (the same system Copernicus uses), computed by WorldFires from that data. Days after the fire run until the first rain.
Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · forecast models, provisional until the ERA5 reanalysis arrives
| Day | High | Min. humidity | Peak gust | Rain | Danger (FWI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sept | 27.4 °C | 45 % | 34 km/h | 0.0 mm | Moderate 18 |
| 17 Sept | 28.1 °C | 43 % | 33 km/h | 0.0 mm | Moderate 19 |
| 18 Sept | 28.6 °C | 44 % | 31 km/h | 0.0 mm | Moderate 18 |
| 19 Sept | 28.1 °C | 50 % | 30 km/h | 1.2 mm | Moderate 13 |
| 20 Sept | 29.0 °C | 45 % | 26 km/h | 0.4 mm | Moderate 17 |
| 21 Sept | 29.2 °C | 48 % | 26 km/h | 1.4 mm | Moderate 18 |
| 22 Sept | 29.5 °C | 52 % | 27 km/h | 2.7 mm | Very low 5 |
| 23 Sept | 28.7 °C | 60 % | 25 km/h | 2.0 mm | Very low 3 |
| 24 Sept | 28.5 °C | 57 % | 24 km/h | 2.9 mm | Very low 3 |
| 25 Sept | 28.6 °C | 58 % | 26 km/h | 3.8 mm | Very low 2 |
| 26 Sept | 29.1 °C | 59 % | 24 km/h | 4.8 mm | Very low 1 |
| 27 Sept | 29.5 °C | 47 % | 31 km/h | 0.1 mm | Very low 2 |
| 28 Sept | 29.2 °C | 44 % | 26 km/h | 0.3 mm | Low 9 |
| 29 Sept | 29.3 °C | 48 % | 27 km/h | 0.5 mm | Moderate 12 |
| 30 Sept | 29.5 °C | 41 % | 25 km/h | 0.0 mm | Moderate 16 |
| 1 Oct | 29.2 °C | 38 % | 31 km/h | 0.0 mm | Moderate 19 |
| 2 Oct | 29.6 °C | 38 % | 28 km/h | 0.0 mm | Moderate 17 |
| 3 Oct | 29.1 °C | 37 % | 27 km/h | 0.0 mm | Moderate 20 |
| 4 Oct | 29.1 °C | 45 % | 24 km/h | 0.4 mm | Moderate 17 |
| 5 Oct | 29.4 °C | 30 % | 31 km/h | 0.0 mm | High 26 |
| 6 Oct | 30.0 °C | 39 % | 28 km/h | 0.1 mm | High 24 |
| 7 Oct | 29.7 °C | 38 % | 25 km/h | 0.2 mm | High 23 |
| 8 Oct | 29.3 °C | 44 % | 26 km/h | 2.3 mm | Moderate 21 |
| 9 Oct | 28.5 °C | 55 % | 23 km/h | 3.2 mm | Very low 3 |
| 10 Oct | 29.0 °C | 55 % | 21 km/h | 3.3 mm | Very low 3 |
| 11 Oct | 28.0 °C | 63 % | 25 km/h | 5.6 mm | Very low 2 |
| 12 Oct | 29.2 °C | 47 % | 26 km/h | 0.1 mm | Very low 3 |
| 13 Oct | 29.7 °C | 39 % | 26 km/h | 0.1 mm | Low 11 |
| 14 Oct | 29.5 °C | 47 % | 20 km/h | 0.8 mm | Moderate 12 |
| 15 Oct | 29.5 °C | 42 % | 28 km/h | 0.4 mm | Moderate 14 |
| 16 Oct | 29.8 °C | 34 % | 20 km/h | 0.1 mm | Moderate 18 |
| 17 Oct | 28.4 °C | 54 % | 22 km/h | 4.5 mm | Very low 4 |
| 18 Oct | 29.8 °C | 47 % | 20 km/h | 0.9 mm | Very low 4 |
| 19 Oct | 31.3 °C | 28 % | 27 km/h | 0.0 mm | Moderate 18 |
| 20 Oct | 30.9 °C | 26 % | 33 km/h | 0.0 mm | High 27 |
| 21 Oct | 29.5 °C | 38 % | 24 km/h | 0.1 mm | High 23 |
| 22 Oct | 29.5 °C | 46 % | 23 km/h | 1.2 mm | Moderate 19 |
| 23 Oct | 29.3 °C | 52 % | 23 km/h | 3.3 mm | Low 7 |
| 24 Oct | 29.8 °C | 44 % | 22 km/h | 0.4 mm | Very low 5 |
| 25 Oct | 29.9 °C | 46 % | 24 km/h | 0.6 mm | Moderate 13 |
| 26 Oct | 29.8 °C | 48 % | 24 km/h | 1.5 mm | Low 10 |
| 27 Oct | 29.6 °C | 48 % | 22 km/h | 2.7 mm | Low 6 |
| 28 Oct | 29.6 °C | 44 % | 24 km/h | 1.2 mm | Low 8 |
| 29 Oct | 30.0 °C | 43 % | 26 km/h | 0.3 mm | Moderate 15 |
| 30 Oct | 30.3 °C | 43 % | 24 km/h | 1.1 mm | Moderate 17 |
| 31 Oct | 28.6 °C | 51 % | 22 km/h | 10.7 mm | Very low 3 |
| 1 Nov | 29.2 °C | 54 % | 31 km/h | 0.8 mm | Very low 2 |
| 2 Nov | 29.5 °C | 58 % | 26 km/h | 6.0 mm | Very low 1 |
| 3 Nov | 27.4 °C | 72 % | 24 km/h | 7.0 mm | Very low 0 |
| 4 Nov | 27.8 °C | 58 % | 27 km/h | 2.2 mm | Very low 1 |
| 5 Nov | 29.6 °C | 43 % | 23 km/h | 0.9 mm | Very low 2 |
Before and after, from space
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Before · 9 Sept 2026
After · 5 Nov 2026
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The smoke
CAMS · CopernicusOn 4 October 2026 the air beside the fire reached 65 µg/m³ of PM2.5. That day averaged 48: 3.2 times the WHO daily guideline (15).
PM2.5 peak65 µg/m³
Days over the guideline18 days
PM1070 µg/m³
Optical depth1.34
WHO 15
16 Sept21 Sept26 Sept1 Oct6 Oct
Good
Fair
Moderate
Poor
Very poor
Extremely poor
Particles from the Copernicus CAMS model at the centre of the perimeter; these are not measurements in each town. The pale bar is the worst hour, the solid one the daily average.
Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS)
Detections table · 254Every satellite heat detection, one by one, with time, satellite, power and coordinates.
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Times in UTC. Each detection is a 375 m pixel: a large fire yields hundreds per pass.
| Date and time | Satellite | FRP (MW) | Lat | Lon |
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Other fires nearby
- 7,058 haLuwu Timur 8 September 2026 · 59 days · 9 km away
- 2,612 haLuwu Timur5 September 2026 · 22 days · 10 km away
- 1,961 haLuwu TimurSeptember 2019 · 13 days · 13 km away
- 1,588 haLuwu Timur6 September 2026 · 14 days · 21 km away
- 2,494 haLuwu TimurOctober 2019 · 3 days · 33 km away
- 2,101 haKonawe 6 October 2026 · 31 days · 33 km away
Frequently asked questions
- How long did the Luwu Timur fire last?
- According to the heat detections seen by satellite inside the perimeter, it burned from 16 September 2026 to 5 November 2026 (51 days). The perimeter dates it from 23 September 2026 to 2 November 2026.
- How much area did it burn?
- The perimeter GWIS (Copernicus) rebuilt from heat detections is 6,229 hectares (62.3 km²). It is an estimate: official national figures may differ.
- Which municipalities burned?
- The fire only entered Luwu Timur (6,369 ha, 0.9 %).
- Is the Luwu Timur fire still active?
- No fire detections since 5 Nov 2026, 17:09 UTC. A lack of detections is not an official extinction.
- What was the weather like?
- During the fire the temperature reached 31.3 °C, humidity dropped to 26 % and gusts hit 34 km/h. The fire danger index (FWI) reached 27, class High.
- Where does this data come from?
- From the GWIS (Copernicus) burnt perimeter, NASA FIRMS VIIRS hotspots and the administrative boundaries of Indonesia (geoBoundaries). It is not an official report.
Where to verify it
A satellite detection is not an official report. Final figures and the fire’s status are published by each country’s emergency service.
Emergency number: 112 · Emergency number and official warnings
Satellite cross-check
History of this page · 3 Changes in area, dates, name, official record or merged pages, compared every night since 24 October 2026.
- Area: 1,713 → 6,327 ha.
- Start date: 18 September 2026 → 16 September 2026.
- The page “Luwu Timur, 3 October 2026” has been merged into this one: it was the same fire.
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How we know this
- Perimeter: GWIS (Copernicus), rebuilt from heat detections rather than mapped on imagery; 3 polygons grouped in this page.
- Dates adjusted with the VIIRS detections inside the perimeter, which said 23 September 2026 to 2 November 2026. 254 Suomi-NPP VIIRS detections on those dates.
- We have not matched this page with any official record.
- Weather: ECMWF IFS model, provisional until the ERA5 reanalysis arrives.
- Built-up area and population come from the JRC Global Human Settlement Layer (epoch 2025, 100 m cells), summed inside the perimeter: an estimate of what was there, not a damage count.
Where this data comes from
The perimeter comes from the Copernicus Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), which rebuilds it from MODIS and VIIRS heat detections and publishes it under CC BY 4.0. It is not measured on imagery as in Europe, so it is an estimate. Heat detections come from the VIIRS sensors aboard Suomi-NPP and NOAA-20, distributed by NASA FIRMS at 375 m resolution. Municipal boundaries come from geoBoundaries ADM2 (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO)). The area per municipality is computed by WorldFires by crossing the perimeter with those boundaries, so it may differ from each country’s official figure.