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Wildfires in Balsas

Balsas, Brazil, has had 93 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 448,412 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 34% of its area. Fire danger today: low (FWI 6).

Only fires of 3,000 ha or more get an entry: smaller ones are not in the lists or the totals on this page.

Fire danger, today and the coming days

FWI computed from the Open-Meteo forecast
  1. Thu 29 Low 34° · 43 % · 31 km/h
  2. Fri 30 Low 34° · 44 % · 26 km/h
  3. Sat 31 Very low 34° · 46 % · 30 km/h
  4. Sun 1 Moderate 36° · 36 % · 31 km/h
  5. Mon 2 Very low 32° · 51 % · 26 km/h
  6. Tue 3 Very low 31° · 60 % · 39 km/h
  7. Wed 4 Very low 33° · 55 % · 38 km/h
  8. Thu 5 Very low 31° · 62 % · 32 km/h

Canadian Fire Weather Index, the same system Copernicus uses, computed by WorldFires from the weather forecast and two months of past weather for fuel state. It is an estimate per municipality, not an official warning: warnings are issued by each country’s emergency service.

The municipality and its fires

Since 2016

448,412
hectares burned
34 %
of its area
93
fires
13,227
km²

How many times has Balsas burned?

Balsas has burned 93 times since 2016, in 10 years: 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Balsas fire, October 2026, with 4,924 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 3× 16
  2. 16× 17
  3.   18
  4. 6× 19
  5. 10× 20
  6. 4× 21
  7. 13× 22
  8. 4× 23
  9. 8× 24
  10. 16× 25
  11. 13× 26
93
fires
10
years with fire
448,412
cumulative ha
6 Oct 2026
most recent

Fires larger than 3,000 hectares with a perimeter since 2016 that reached the municipality, even partly. Cumulative hectares add up every fire; the distinct area counts land that burned several times only once. Perimeters and boundaries overlaid by WorldFires.

Where it has burned most often in Brazil →

Fires that entered Balsas

  1. 4,924 ha Balsas fire, October 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 8,231 ha in total · 8 days
  2. 598 ha Sambaíba fire, September 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 3,805 ha in total · 12 days
  3. 3,245 ha Balsas fire, 15 September 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,229 ha in total · 8 days
  4. 8,654 ha Balsas fire, 11 September 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 8,611 ha in total · 13 days
  5. 3,799 ha Balsas fire, 11 September 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 6,357 ha in total · 7 days
  6. 24 ha Campos Lindos fire, September 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 5,038 ha in total · 15 days
  7. 1,468 ha Recursolândia fire, September 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 5,318 ha in total · 15 days
  8. 3,431 ha Balsas fire, 30 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,405 ha in total · 5 days
  9. 4,908 ha Balsas fire, 25 August 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,879 ha in total · 7 days
  10. 4,127 ha Balsas fire, 19 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,106 ha in total · 12 days
  11. 158 ha Balsas fire, 17 August 2026 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 7,041 ha in total · 10 days
  12. 3,040 ha Balsas fire, 4 August 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,188 ha in total · 15 days
  13. 10,085 ha Balsas fire, June 2026 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 11,163 ha in total · 12 days
  14. 6,238 ha Riachão fire, October 2025 0.5% of the municipality · 13,494 ha in total · 7 days
  15. 9,548 ha Balsas fire, 12 October 2025 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 9,484 ha in total · 20 days
  16. 5,834 ha Balsas fire, 8 October 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,793 ha in total · 10 days
  17. 19,355 ha Balsas fire, 4 October 2025 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 19,217 ha in total · 9 days
  18. 7,076 ha Balsas fire, 3 October 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 7,020 ha in total · 6 days
  19. 11,264 ha Balsas fire, 1 October 2025 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 11,207 ha in total · 8 days
  20. 6,716 ha Balsas fire, 27 September 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 6,660 ha in total · 12 days
  21. 13,099 ha Balsas fire, 26 September 2025 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 12,996 ha in total · 13 days
  22. 2,669 ha Balsas fire, 24 September 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,446 ha in total · 7 days
  23. 4,576 ha Balsas fire, 14 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,555 ha in total · 6 days
  24. 15,068 ha Balsas fire, 14 September 2025 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 14,958 ha in total · 6 days
  25. 3,017 ha Balsas fire, 11 September 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,004 ha in total · 6 days
  26. 10,977 ha Balsas fire, 4 September 2025 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 10,919 ha in total · 26 days
  27. 5,637 ha Balsas fire, 2 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 31,197 ha in total · 23 days
  28. 6,457 ha Balsas fire, 28 August 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 14,840 ha in total · 17 days
  29. 3,902 ha Balsas fire, 20 August 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,883 ha in total · 10 days
  30. 3,784 ha Balsas fire, 30 September 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,757 ha in total · 11 days
  31. 95 ha Sambaíba fire, September 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 4,795 ha in total · 4 days
  32. 4,380 ha Balsas fire, 14 September 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,604 ha in total · 9 days
  33. 2,134 ha Balsas fire, 6 September 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,511 ha in total · 6 days
  34. 328 ha Campos Lindos fire, August 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 4,081 ha in total · 12 days
  35. 10,267 ha Balsas fire, 14 August 2024 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 10,204 ha in total · 15 days
  36. 5,317 ha Balsas fire, 4 August 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,274 ha in total · 6 days
  37. 3,114 ha Balsas fire, June 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,088 ha in total · 15 days
  38. 3,081 ha Balsas fire, 20 September 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,064 ha in total · 5 days
  39. 8,759 ha Balsas fire, 14 September 2023 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 8,691 ha in total · 11 days
  40. 5,265 ha São Raimundo das Mangabeiras fire, September 2023 0.4% of the municipality · 5,469 ha in total · 9 days
  41. 4,135 ha Balsas fire, June 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,105 ha in total · 11 days
  42. 17,501 ha Balsas fire, 27 September 2022 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 17,378 ha in total · 15 days
  43. 271 ha Balsas fire, 26 September 2022 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 3,702 ha in total · 8 days
  44. 3,606 ha Balsas fire, 13 September 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,495 ha in total · 9 days
  45. 2,614 ha Balsas fire, 12 September 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,486 ha in total · 5 days
  46. 5,822 ha Balsas fire, 11 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,779 ha in total · 6 days
  47. 3,769 ha Balsas fire, 7 September 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,737 ha in total · 10 days
  48. 5,118 ha Balsas fire, 5 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,114 ha in total · 8 days
  49. 6,084 ha Balsas fire, 5 September 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 6,037 ha in total · 12 days
  50. 184 ha Riachão fire, August 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 3,919 ha in total · 13 days
  51. 3,114 ha Balsas fire, 9 August 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,097 ha in total · 5 days
  52. 3,780 ha Balsas fire, 6 August 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,749 ha in total · 4 days
  53. 17,508 ha Balsas fire, 4 August 2022 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 17,385 ha in total · 30 days
  54. 3,318 ha Balsas fire, July 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,301 ha in total · 5 days
  55. 12,235 ha Balsas fire, September 2021 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 12,154 ha in total · 11 days
  56. 12 ha Tasso Fragoso fire, 9 September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 3,346 ha in total · 9 days
  57. 1,113 ha Sambaíba fire, 25 August 2021 0.1% of the municipality · 4,350 ha in total · 8 days
  58. 4,884 ha Balsas fire, August 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,421 ha in total · 13 days
  59. 3,180 ha Balsas fire, 15 October 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,158 ha in total · 8 days
  60. 3,334 ha Balsas fire, 2 October 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,308 ha in total · 8 days
  61. 5,572 ha Balsas fire, 1 October 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,527 ha in total · 6 days
  62. 582 ha Recursolândia fire, 29 September 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 16,504 ha in total · 18 days
  63. 591 ha Balsas fire, 13 September 2020 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 4,217 ha in total · 8 days
  64. 4,286 ha Balsas fire, 11 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,249 ha in total · 14 days
  65. 5,459 ha Balsas fire, 7 September 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,413 ha in total · 11 days
  66. 3,055 ha Balsas fire, 6 September 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,044 ha in total · 9 days
  67. 614 ha Balsas fire, August 2020 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 7,872 ha in total · 14 days
  68. 4,242 ha Sambaíba fire, August 2020 0.3% of the municipality · 5,231 ha in total · 17 days
  69. 3,213 ha Balsas fire, 24 September 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,199 ha in total · 5 days
  70. 4,137 ha Balsas fire, 21 September 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,120 ha in total · 8 days
  71. 112 ha Tasso Fragoso fire, September 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 8,967 ha in total · 13 days
  72. 6,423 ha Balsas fire, 10 September 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 6,388 ha in total · 10 days
  73. 7,716 ha Balsas fire, August 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 7,662 ha in total · 15 days
  74. 2,609 ha Lizarda fire, June 2019 0.2% of the municipality · 3,720 ha in total · 10 days
  75. 5,279 ha Tasso Fragoso fire, 18 October 2017 0.4% of the municipality · 11,044 ha in total · 9 days
  76. 128 ha Recursolândia fire, 18 October 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 3,579 ha in total · 7 days
  77. 4,848 ha Balsas fire, 14 October 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,812 ha in total · 13 days
  78. 3,551 ha Balsas fire, 13 October 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,527 ha in total · 11 days
  79. 3,983 ha Balsas fire, 11 October 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,954 ha in total · 10 days
  80. 3,633 ha Balsas fire, 30 September 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,864 ha in total · 15 days
  81. 3,048 ha Balsas fire, 25 September 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,027 ha in total · 8 days
  82. 4,087 ha Balsas fire, 19 September 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,070 ha in total · 12 days
  83. 6,062 ha Balsas fire, 19 September 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 7,063 ha in total · 8 days
  84. 2,882 ha Sambaíba fire, September 2017 0.2% of the municipality · 8,657 ha in total · 15 days
  85. 6,799 ha Balsas fire, 13 September 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 6,741 ha in total · 12 days
  86. 6,299 ha Balsas fire, 11 September 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 6,267 ha in total · 11 days
  87. 217 ha Tasso Fragoso fire, September 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 3,489 ha in total · 8 days
  88. 7,531 ha Balsas fire, 2 September 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 7,494 ha in total · 9 days
  89. 5,704 ha Balsas fire, 29 August 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,674 ha in total · 9 days
  90. 584 ha Balsas fire, 20 August 2017 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,931 ha in total · 11 days
  91. 3,104 ha Balsas fire, September 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,081 ha in total · 6 days
  92. 575 ha Sambaíba fire, 2 September 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 3,629 ha in total · 6 days
  93. 3,495 ha Balsas fire, August 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,471 ha in total · 13 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), OCHA ROLAC (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO)). The area per municipality is computed by WorldFires by crossing both. The forecast is from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

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