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Wildfires in Kunike

Kunike, Sierra Leone: 93 fires since 2016 burned 116,007 hectares inside its boundaries, 1.4 times its area, because some ground burned more than once. Fire danger today: very low (FWI 0).

Only fires of 1,000 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. Wed 28 Very low 30° · 62 % · 21 km/h
  2. Thu 29 Very low 29° · 74 % · 26 km/h
  3. Fri 30 Very low 28° · 76 % · 25 km/h
  4. Sat 31 Very low 29° · 68 % · 22 km/h
  5. Sun 1 Very low 30° · 68 % · 31 km/h
  6. Mon 2 Very low 30° · 66 % · 25 km/h
  7. Tue 3 Very low 29° · 78 % · 21 km/h
  8. Wed 4 Very low 29° · 76 % · 27 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

116,007
hectares burned
1.4×
times its area (some ground burned more than once)
93
fires
804
km²

How many times has Kunike burned?

Kunike has burned 93 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Kunike fire, April 2026, with 1,404 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 12× 16
  2. 12× 17
  3. 8× 18
  4. 9× 19
  5. 9× 20
  6. 4× 21
  7. 11× 22
  8. 10× 23
  9. 7× 24
  10. 4× 25
  11. 7× 26
93
fires
11
years with fire
116,007
cumulative ha
18 Apr 2026
most recent

Fires larger than 1,000 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 Sierra Leone →

Fires that entered Kunike

  1. 1,404 ha Kunike fire, April 2026 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 1,394 ha in total · 6 days
  2. 788 ha Kunike fire, 30 March 2026 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 1,956 ha in total · 8 days
  3. 3,846 ha Kunike fire, 30 March 2026 where it started 4.8% of the municipality · 3,921 ha in total · 8 days
  4. 404 ha Gorama Mende fire, 29 March 2026 0.5% of the municipality · 1,933 ha in total · 9 days
  5. 354 ha Nieni fire, 28 March 2026 0.4% of the municipality · 1,656 ha in total · 17 days
  6. 11,823 ha Kunike fire, 28 March 2026 where it started 15% of the municipality · 11,897 ha in total · 18 days
  7. 34 ha Nieni fire, 21 February 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 1,479 ha in total · 2 days
  8. 13 ha Gorama Mende fire, April 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 1,113 ha in total · 1 day
  9. 3,218 ha Kunike fire, 8 March 2025 where it started 4.0% of the municipality · 3,197 ha in total · 14 days
  10. 3,094 ha Kunike fire, 8 March 2025 where it started 3.8% of the municipality · 4,006 ha in total · 16 days
  11. 1,268 ha Kunike fire, February 2025 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 1,259 ha in total · 5 days
  12. 934 ha Kunike fire, 25 April 2024 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 1,202 ha in total · 11 days
  13. 198 ha Kafe Simiria fire, 15 April 2024 0.2% of the municipality · 1,282 ha in total · 12 days
  14. 1,187 ha Kunike fire, 14 April 2024 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 1,179 ha in total · 7 days
  15. 1,771 ha Nieni fire, 11 April 2024 2.2% of the municipality · 3,922 ha in total · 18 days
  16. 1,074 ha Kunike fire, 11 April 2024 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 1,067 ha in total · 10 days
  17. 1,607 ha Kunike fire, 11 April 2024 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 2,011 ha in total · 9 days
  18. 1,427 ha Kunike fire, March 2024 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 1,418 ha in total · 7 days
  19. 2,437 ha Kunike Barina fire, 24 April 2023 3.0% of the municipality · 3,268 ha in total · 8 days
  20. 1,073 ha Kunike fire, April 2023 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 1,066 ha in total · 10 days
  21. 8 ha Nieni fire, 8 April 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 1,022 ha in total · 9 days
  22. 63 ha Kafe Simiria fire, 7 April 2023 0.1% of the municipality · 2,822 ha in total · 10 days
  23. 229 ha Sandor fire, 22 March 2023 0.3% of the municipality · 1,656 ha in total · 9 days
  24. 1,007 ha Kunike fire, 22 March 2023 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 1,001 ha in total · 7 days
  25. 1,819 ha Kunike fire, 20 March 2023 where it started 2.3% of the municipality · 2,065 ha in total · 14 days
  26. 2,007 ha Kunike fire, 20 March 2023 where it started 2.5% of the municipality · 2,179 ha in total · 9 days
  27. 1,190 ha Kunike fire, 19 March 2023 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 1,906 ha in total · 10 days
  28. 1,048 ha Kunike fire, 19 March 2023 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 1,041 ha in total · 10 days
  29. 493 ha Tane fire, April 2022 0.6% of the municipality · 1,017 ha in total · 4 days
  30. 1,105 ha Kunike fire, 15 April 2022 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 1,098 ha in total · 7 days
  31. 1,203 ha Kunike fire, 5 April 2022 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 1,196 ha in total · 19 days
  32. 53 ha Nimiyama fire, 20 March 2022 0.1% of the municipality · 1,206 ha in total · 7 days
  33. 376 ha Kunike Barina fire, 19 March 2022 0.5% of the municipality · 2,076 ha in total · 8 days
  34. 2,270 ha Kunike fire, 19 March 2022 where it started 2.8% of the municipality · 2,255 ha in total · 7 days
  35. 1,954 ha Kunike fire, 17 March 2022 where it started 2.4% of the municipality · 1,942 ha in total · 10 days
  36. 26 ha Sambaya fire, 14 March 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 7,753 ha in total · 11 days
  37. 892 ha Nieni fire, 11 March 2022 1.1% of the municipality · 2,945 ha in total · 14 days
  38. 8 ha Sandor fire, 11 March 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 1,260 ha in total · 15 days
  39. 157 ha Nieni fire, 11 March 2022 0.2% of the municipality · 4,437 ha in total · 16 days
  40. 127 ha Nimiyama fire, March 2021 0.2% of the municipality · 1,184 ha in total · 10 days
  41. 1,897 ha Kunike fire, 17 March 2021 where it started 2.4% of the municipality · 1,885 ha in total · 11 days
  42. 2,288 ha Kunike fire, 10 March 2021 where it started 2.8% of the municipality · 2,274 ha in total · 18 days
  43. 1,724 ha Nieni fire, 7 March 2021 2.1% of the municipality · 2,215 ha in total · 22 days
  44. 44 ha Kunike fire, April 2020 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 1,820 ha in total · 8 days
  45. 613 ha Kunike fire, 17 March 2020 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 1,083 ha in total · 8 days
  46. 913 ha Kunike fire, 14 March 2020 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 1,157 ha in total · 7 days
  47. 229 ha Gorama Mende fire, 14 March 2020 0.3% of the municipality · 3,807 ha in total · 11 days
  48. 3,616 ha Kunike fire, 14 March 2020 where it started 4.5% of the municipality · 3,593 ha in total · 11 days
  49. 5 ha Kunike Barina fire, March 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 1,185 ha in total · 9 days
  50. 112 ha Nimiyama fire, March 2020 0.1% of the municipality · 1,130 ha in total · 9 days
  51. 2,359 ha Kunike fire, 7 March 2020 where it started 2.9% of the municipality · 2,356 ha in total · 18 days
  52. 1,277 ha Kunike fire, 5 March 2020 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 1,268 ha in total · 4 days
  53. 998 ha Kunike fire, April 2019 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 1,060 ha in total · 8 days
  54. 92 ha Kafe Simiria fire, 11 April 2019 0.1% of the municipality · 1,796 ha in total · 13 days
  55. 551 ha Kunike Barina fire, April 2019 0.7% of the municipality · 2,273 ha in total · 13 days
  56. 1 ha Kafe Simiria fire, 7 April 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 1,947 ha in total · 8 days
  57. 1,234 ha Kunike fire, 11 March 2019 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 1,225 ha in total · 10 days
  58. 438 ha Nimiyama fire, 11 March 2019 0.5% of the municipality · 2,908 ha in total · 11 days
  59. 3,591 ha Kunike fire, 9 March 2019 where it started 4.5% of the municipality · 3,703 ha in total · 12 days
  60. 1,618 ha Kunike fire, 4 March 2019 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 1,607 ha in total · 16 days
  61. 450 ha Sandor fire, 23 February 2019 0.6% of the municipality · 24,116 ha in total · 33 days
  62. 1,656 ha Kunike fire, 15 April 2018 where it started 2.1% of the municipality · 1,666 ha in total · 7 days
  63. 1,392 ha Kunike fire, 14 April 2018 where it started 1.7% of the municipality · 1,725 ha in total · 7 days
  64. 1,304 ha Kunike fire, 23 March 2018 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 1,295 ha in total · 6 days
  65. 2,376 ha Kunike fire, 23 March 2018 where it started 3.0% of the municipality · 2,442 ha in total · 3 days
  66. 625 ha Kunike fire, 22 March 2018 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 1,146 ha in total · 8 days
  67. 2,555 ha Kunike fire, 21 March 2018 where it started 3.2% of the municipality · 2,658 ha in total · 14 days
  68. 1,112 ha Kunike fire, 19 March 2018 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 1,373 ha in total · 12 days
  69. 555 ha Kunike fire, 18 March 2018 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,466 ha in total · 13 days
  70. 554 ha Kunike fire, 15 April 2017 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,245 ha in total · 8 days
  71. 881 ha Kunike fire, 15 April 2017 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 1,029 ha in total · 9 days
  72. 1,176 ha Kunike fire, 15 April 2017 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 1,311 ha in total · 4 days
  73. 132 ha Kafe Simiria fire, 14 April 2017 0.2% of the municipality · 1,125 ha in total · 4 days
  74. 3,070 ha Kunike fire, 3 April 2017 where it started 3.8% of the municipality · 3,184 ha in total · 8 days
  75. 23 ha Gorama Mende fire, March 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 1,988 ha in total · 4 days
  76. 822 ha Nieni fire, 20 March 2017 1.0% of the municipality · 1,807 ha in total · 5 days
  77. 504 ha Nieni fire, 20 March 2017 0.6% of the municipality · 1,155 ha in total · 5 days
  78. 2,243 ha Kunike fire, 9 March 2017 where it started 2.8% of the municipality · 2,228 ha in total · 5 days
  79. 1,043 ha Kunike fire, 5 March 2017 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 1,037 ha in total · 9 days
  80. 1,341 ha Kunike fire, 5 March 2017 where it started 1.7% of the municipality · 1,332 ha in total · 8 days
  81. 43 ha Nimiyama fire, March 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 3,238 ha in total · 11 days
  82. 218 ha Gorama Mende fire, 28 March 2016 0.3% of the municipality · 1,206 ha in total · 13 days
  83. 1,282 ha Kunike fire, 27 March 2016 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 1,274 ha in total · 15 days
  84. 189 ha Nimiyama fire, 27 March 2016 0.2% of the municipality · 1,212 ha in total · 15 days
  85. 2,189 ha Kunike fire, 27 March 2016 where it started 2.7% of the municipality · 2,176 ha in total · 17 days
  86. 2,094 ha Kunike fire, 25 March 2016 where it started 2.6% of the municipality · 2,775 ha in total · 21 days
  87. 1,684 ha Nieni fire, 25 March 2016 2.1% of the municipality · 2,610 ha in total · 6 days
  88. 1,009 ha Kunike fire, 17 March 2016 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 1,002 ha in total · 4 days
  89. 1,109 ha Kunike fire, 16 March 2016 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 1,144 ha in total · 5 days
  90. 1,429 ha Kunike fire, 12 March 2016 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 1,422 ha in total · 9 days
  91. 2 ha Kafe Simiria fire, 8 March 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 1,849 ha in total · 12 days
  92. 2,287 ha Kunike fire, 4 March 2016 where it started 2.8% of the municipality · 3,418 ha in total · 17 days
  93. 1,068 ha Kunike fire, 3 March 2016 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 1,061 ha in total · 10 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/openAfrica, geoBoundaries (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)). 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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