Skip to content
worldfires
SL · Sierra Leone · Northern

Wildfires in Mongo

Mongo, Sierra Leone, has had 72 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 81,165 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 48% of its area. Fire danger today: very low (FWI 2).

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. Fri 23 Very low 32° · 55 % · 22 km/h
  2. Sat 24 Very low 32° · 43 % · 22 km/h
  3. Sun 25 Low 33° · 38 % · 28 km/h
  4. Mon 26 Very low 32° · 41 % · 17 km/h
  5. Tue 27 Low 32° · 46 % · 20 km/h
  6. Wed 28 Very low 31° · 53 % · 21 km/h
  7. Thu 29 Very low 31° · 53 % · 23 km/h
  8. Fri 30 Very low 31° · 63 % · 28 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

81,165
hectares burned
48 %
of its area
72
fires
1,707
km²

Hectares per year

1617181920212223242526

Fires that entered Mongo

  1. 773 ha Mongo fire, 2 April 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,383 ha in total · 8 days
  2. 1,748 ha Mongo fire, 2 April 2026 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 1,981 ha in total · 7 days
  3. 313 ha Nieni fire, 31 March 2026 0.2% of the municipality · 3,376 ha in total · 7 days
  4. 1,079 ha Mongo fire, 18 February 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,967 ha in total · 7 days
  5. 1,011 ha Mongo fire, 17 February 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,005 ha in total · 4 days
  6. 1,079 ha Mongo fire, 6 February 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,071 ha in total · 4 days
  7. 1,775 ha Mongo fire, 26 January 2026 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 1,763 ha in total · 4 days
  8. 2,119 ha Mongo fire, 26 January 2026 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 2,105 ha in total · 8 days
  9. 1,109 ha Mongo fire, 26 January 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,102 ha in total · 4 days
  10. 1,108 ha Mongo fire, 26 January 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,102 ha in total · 5 days
  11. 34 ha Neya fire, April 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 1,029 ha in total · 2 days
  12. 150 ha Nieni fire, 14 March 2025 0.1% of the municipality · 1,143 ha in total · 5 days
  13. 2,411 ha Mongo fire, 13 March 2025 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 3,179 ha in total · 5 days
  14. 1,009 ha Mongo fire, 10 March 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,003 ha in total · 6 days
  15. 1,081 ha Mongo fire, 23 February 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,073 ha in total · 3 days
  16. 957 ha Mongo fire, 23 February 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,092 ha in total · 3 days
  17. 879 ha Mongo fire, 23 February 2024 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 1,012 ha in total · 4 days
  18. 1,017 ha Mongo fire, 15 February 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,197 ha in total · 3 days
  19. 1,146 ha Mongo fire, 5 February 2024 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,139 ha in total · 4 days
  20. 1,257 ha Mongo fire, 4 February 2024 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,248 ha in total · 5 days
  21. 1,178 ha Mongo fire, January 2024 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,170 ha in total · 6 days
  22. 707 ha Mongo fire, 23 March 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,864 ha in total · 4 days
  23. 853 ha Sengbe fire, 21 March 2023 0.5% of the municipality · 1,788 ha in total · 3 days
  24. 135 ha Sengbe fire, 20 March 2023 0.1% of the municipality · 1,040 ha in total · 2 days
  25. 1,469 ha Mongo fire, 18 March 2023 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 1,599 ha in total · 5 days
  26. 2,420 ha Mongo fire, 18 March 2023 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 2,917 ha in total · 6 days
  27. 1,228 ha Mongo fire, 18 March 2023 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,330 ha in total · 3 days
  28. 660 ha Mongo fire, 17 March 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,241 ha in total · 4 days
  29. 59 ha Nieni fire, 2 March 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 1,111 ha in total · 2 days
  30. 1,630 ha Mongo fire, March 2022 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 1,653 ha in total · 8 days
  31. 331 ha Sengbe fire, 14 March 2022 0.2% of the municipality · 1,708 ha in total · 8 days
  32. 1,344 ha Mongo fire, February 2022 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 1,786 ha in total · 5 days
  33. 1,278 ha Mongo fire, 18 January 2022 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 1,270 ha in total · 5 days
  34. 1,468 ha Mongo fire, 16 January 2022 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 1,459 ha in total · 8 days
  35. 1,437 ha Mongo fire, 15 January 2021 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 2,136 ha in total · 9 days
  36. 1,070 ha Mongo fire, 5 January 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,064 ha in total · 3 days
  37. 1,128 ha Mongo fire, December 2020 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,121 ha in total · 5 days
  38. 1,016 ha Mongo fire, April 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,009 ha in total · 2 days
  39. 395 ha Sengbe fire, 3 April 2020 0.2% of the municipality · 1,169 ha in total · 6 days
  40. 1,020 ha Mongo fire, February 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,014 ha in total · 6 days
  41. 908 ha Mongo fire, 24 January 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 1,513 ha in total · 6 days
  42. 1,926 ha Mongo fire, 23 January 2020 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 1,913 ha in total · 5 days
  43. 1,116 ha Mongo fire, 11 January 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,109 ha in total · 4 days
  44. 1,659 ha Mongo fire, 11 January 2020 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 1,648 ha in total · 5 days
  45. 1,160 ha Sengbe fire, April 2019 0.7% of the municipality · 1,536 ha in total · 4 days
  46. 1,104 ha Mongo fire, February 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,096 ha in total · 4 days
  47. 101 ha Mongo fire, 27 January 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,607 ha in total · 3 days
  48. 1,013 ha Mongo fire, 26 January 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,006 ha in total · 3 days
  49. 1,468 ha Mongo fire, 22 January 2019 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 1,459 ha in total · 6 days
  50. 191 ha Sengbe fire, 19 January 2019 0.1% of the municipality · 1,246 ha in total · 5 days
  51. 1,042 ha Mongo fire, March 2018 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,135 ha in total · 3 days
  52. 176 ha Sengbe fire, 24 January 2018 0.1% of the municipality · 1,062 ha in total · 3 days
  53. 1,163 ha Mongo fire, 23 January 2018 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,156 ha in total · 4 days
  54. 812 ha Mongo fire, 22 January 2018 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 1,196 ha in total · 5 days
  55. 11 ha Sengbe fire, 20 January 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 1,242 ha in total · 3 days
  56. 653 ha Mongo fire, 18 January 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 1,051 ha in total · 6 days
  57. 1,573 ha Mongo fire, 3 January 2018 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 1,563 ha in total · 8 days
  58. 1,417 ha Mongo fire, April 2017 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 1,408 ha in total · 3 days
  59. 1,509 ha Mongo fire, 31 March 2017 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 1,500 ha in total · 6 days
  60. 1,788 ha Mongo fire, 19 March 2017 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 1,775 ha in total · 5 days
  61. 1,621 ha Mongo fire, 9 March 2017 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 2,069 ha in total · 5 days
  62. 1,232 ha Mongo fire, 8 February 2017 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,224 ha in total · 2 days
  63. 1,022 ha Mongo fire, 7 February 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 1,016 ha in total · 3 days
  64. 1,565 ha Mongo fire, 3 February 2017 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 2,147 ha in total · 5 days
  65. 3,166 ha Mongo fire, 12 April 2016 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 3,145 ha in total · 6 days
  66. 1,130 ha Mongo fire, 5 April 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 2,179 ha in total · 6 days
  67. 1,460 ha Mongo fire, 21 February 2016 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 1,540 ha in total · 3 days
  68. 1,132 ha Mongo fire, 4 February 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 1,466 ha in total · 5 days
  69. 1,379 ha Mongo fire, 29 January 2016 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 1,370 ha in total · 5 days
  70. 1,498 ha Mongo fire, 29 January 2016 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 1,489 ha in total · 4 days
  71. 924 ha Mongo fire, 29 January 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 1,235 ha in total · 6 days
  72. 1,365 ha Mongo fire, 29 January 2016 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 1,356 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/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).