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Wildfires in Kapuas

Kapuas, Indonesia, has had 74 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2018: 382,700 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 22% of its area. Fire danger today: very low (FWI 0).

Only fires of 1,500 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. Fri 30 Very low 34° · 53 % · 21 km/h
  2. Sat 31 Very low 31° · 63 % · 35 km/h
  3. Sun 1 Very low 32° · 56 % · 21 km/h
  4. Mon 2 Very low 33° · 50 % · 23 km/h
  5. Tue 3 Very low 33° · 58 % · 21 km/h
  6. Wed 4 Very low 34° · 59 % · 21 km/h
  7. Thu 5 Very low 32° · 71 % · 20 km/h
  8. Fri 6 Very low 32° · 62 % · 26 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

382,700
hectares burned
22 %
of its area
74
fires
17,412
km²

How many times has Kapuas burned?

Kapuas has burned 74 times since 2016, in 4 years: 2018, 2019, 2023 and 2026. The most recent: Kapuas fire, 21 October 2026, with 1,043 hectares inside the municipality.

  1.   16
  2.   17
  3. 2× 18
  4. 19× 19
  5.   20
  6.   21
  7.   22
  8. 10× 23
  9.   24
  10.   25
  11. 43× 26
74
fires
4
years with fire
382,700
cumulative ha
21 Oct 2026
most recent

Fires larger than 1,500 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 Indonesia →

Fires that entered Kapuas

  1. 1,043 ha Kapuas fire, 21 October 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 3,980 ha in total · 5 days
  2. 1,595 ha Kapuas fire, 14 October 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,583 ha in total · 10 days
  3. 2,134 ha Kapuas fire, 29 September 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 2,120 ha in total · 26 days
  4. 2,033 ha Kapuas fire, 29 September 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 2,020 ha in total · 16 days
  5. 2,273 ha Kapuas fire, 28 September 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 2,257 ha in total · 26 days
  6. 1,698 ha Kapuas fire, 27 September 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,760 ha in total · 18 days
  7. 1,491 ha Barito Kuala fire, 24 September 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 2,911 ha in total · 18 days
  8. 1,674 ha Kapuas fire, 21 September 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,663 ha in total · 18 days
  9. 1,986 ha Kapuas fire, 18 September 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,972 ha in total · 30 days
  10. 2,058 ha Kapuas fire, 18 September 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 2,143 ha in total · 6 days
  11. 1,776 ha Kapuas fire, 18 September 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,764 ha in total · 27 days
  12. 505 ha Pulang Pisau fire, 17 September 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 1,979 ha in total · 19 days
  13. 3,103 ha Kapuas fire, 14 September 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,364 ha in total · 24 days
  14. 2,982 ha Kapuas fire, 11 September 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,963 ha in total · 16 days
  15. 4,289 ha Kapuas fire, 11 September 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,258 ha in total · 13 days
  16. 2,197 ha Kapuas fire, 11 September 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 2,183 ha in total · 16 days
  17. 3,774 ha Kapuas fire, 10 September 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 4,007 ha in total · 22 days
  18. 4,689 ha Kapuas fire, 10 September 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,989 ha in total · 15 days
  19. 1,599 ha Kapuas fire, 8 September 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,588 ha in total · 37 days
  20. 2,836 ha Kapuas fire, 5 September 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,814 ha in total · 23 days
  21. 4,022 ha Kapuas fire, 1 September 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,768 ha in total · 45 days
  22. 1,628 ha Kapuas fire, 28 August 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,618 ha in total · 8 days
  23. 1,807 ha Barito Selatan fire, 26 August 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 4,657 ha in total · 54 days
  24. 23,340 ha Kapuas fire, 25 August 2026 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 23,187 ha in total · 61 days
  25. 8 ha Pulang Pisau fire, 25 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 3,816 ha in total · 18 days
  26. 8,245 ha Kapuas fire, 24 August 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 12,819 ha in total · 62 days
  27. 31,418 ha Kapuas fire, 23 August 2026 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 60,747 ha in total · 69 days
  28. 5,425 ha Kapuas fire, 23 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 6,642 ha in total · 24 days
  29. 2,062 ha Kapuas fire, 21 August 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 2,048 ha in total · 17 days
  30. 1,784 ha Kapuas fire, 20 August 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,772 ha in total · 14 days
  31. 1,665 ha Kapuas fire, 19 August 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,654 ha in total · 19 days
  32. 1,865 ha Pulang Pisau fire, 18 August 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 11,286 ha in total · 69 days
  33. 2,075 ha Kapuas fire, 18 August 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 2,062 ha in total · 16 days
  34. 2,815 ha Kapuas fire, 18 August 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,797 ha in total · 18 days
  35. 3,895 ha Gunung Mas fire, 17 August 2026 0.2% of the municipality · 6,299 ha in total · 21 days
  36. 2,443 ha Kapuas fire, 16 August 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 2,428 ha in total · 28 days
  37. 6,321 ha Kapuas fire, 10 August 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,280 ha in total · 58 days
  38. 32,815 ha Kapuas fire, 8 August 2026 where it started 1.9% of the municipality · 40,324 ha in total · 84 days
  39. 767 ha Pulang Pisau fire, 7 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 7,489 ha in total · 80 days
  40. 5,268 ha Kapuas fire, 5 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,234 ha in total · 38 days
  41. 62,955 ha Kapuas fire, 4 August 2026 where it started 3.6% of the municipality · 63,470 ha in total · 83 days
  42. 2,671 ha Kapuas fire, 1 August 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,654 ha in total · 29 days
  43. 38,694 ha Kapuas fire, July 2026 where it started 2.2% of the municipality · 49,970 ha in total · 65 days
  44. 484 ha Barito Kuala fire, 24 September 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 1,771 ha in total · 6 days
  45. 1,672 ha Kapuas fire, 23 September 2023 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,660 ha in total · 8 days
  46. 2,260 ha Kapuas fire, 21 September 2023 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 2,244 ha in total · 12 days
  47. 1,772 ha Kapuas fire, 21 September 2023 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,759 ha in total · 7 days
  48. 23 ha Pulang Pisau fire, 20 September 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 2,697 ha in total · 17 days
  49. 2,255 ha Kapuas fire, 19 September 2023 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 2,239 ha in total · 7 days
  50. 2,121 ha Barito Selatan fire, September 2023 0.1% of the municipality · 5,709 ha in total · 19 days
  51. 1,642 ha Kapuas fire, 19 September 2023 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,631 ha in total · 6 days
  52. 1,530 ha Kapuas fire, 31 August 2023 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,519 ha in total · 6 days
  53. 1,733 ha Kapuas fire, 26 August 2023 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,721 ha in total · 9 days
  54. 1,609 ha Kapuas fire, November 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,598 ha in total · 8 days
  55. 554 ha Pulang Pisau fire, 3 November 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 2,030 ha in total · 18 days
  56. 3,089 ha Kapuas fire, 22 September 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,070 ha in total · 5 days
  57. 1,885 ha Kapuas fire, 20 September 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,872 ha in total · 13 days
  58. 2,160 ha Kapuas fire, 20 September 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 2,207 ha in total · 9 days
  59. 1,767 ha Kapuas fire, 12 September 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,953 ha in total · 3 days
  60. 4,487 ha Kapuas fire, 12 September 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,858 ha in total · 10 days
  61. 14 ha Pulang Pisau fire, 11 September 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 1,857 ha in total · 18 days
  62. 2,102 ha Kapuas fire, 11 September 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 2,088 ha in total · 16 days
  63. 3,887 ha Kapuas fire, 11 September 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,861 ha in total · 29 days
  64. 5,658 ha Kapuas fire, 9 September 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 6,210 ha in total · 6 days
  65. 4,005 ha Kapuas fire, 9 September 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,977 ha in total · 10 days
  66. 1,641 ha Kapuas fire, 5 September 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,630 ha in total · 12 days
  67. 1,577 ha Pulang Pisau fire, 2 September 2019 0.1% of the municipality · 4,779 ha in total · 24 days
  68. 4,764 ha Kapuas fire, 31 August 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 4,732 ha in total · 30 days
  69. 9,288 ha Barito Selatan fire, August 2019 0.5% of the municipality · 28,138 ha in total · 27 days
  70. 390 ha Pulang Pisau fire, 31 August 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 1,730 ha in total · 5 days
  71. 3,946 ha Pulang Pisau fire, 30 August 2019 0.2% of the municipality · 12,937 ha in total · 48 days
  72. 21,892 ha Kapuas fire, 28 August 2019 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 21,739 ha in total · 33 days
  73. 916 ha Barito Selatan fire, September 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 3,260 ha in total · 19 days
  74. 1,856 ha Kapuas fire, August 2018 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,842 ha in total · 2 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS - Statistics Indonesia), World Food Programme, OCHA ROAP (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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