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Wildfires in Kasama

Kasama, Zambia, has had 167 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 836,647 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 79% of its area. Fire danger today: high (FWI 22).

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. Sun 1 Moderate 30° · 36 % · 30 km/h
  2. Mon 2 High 32° · 32 % · 32 km/h
  3. Tue 3 Very low 32° · 32 % · 30 km/h
  4. Wed 4 Very low 30° · 39 % · 25 km/h
  5. Thu 5 Low 31° · 35 % · 38 km/h
  6. Fri 6 Moderate 32° · 33 % · 31 km/h
  7. Sat 7 Low 31° · 34 % · 34 km/h
  8. Sun 8 Moderate 32° · 33 % · 24 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

836,647
hectares burned
79 %
of its area
167
fires
10,642
km²

How many times has Kasama burned?

Kasama has burned 167 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Kasama fire, 12 September 2026, with 3,791 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 24× 16
  2. 19× 17
  3. 6× 18
  4. 19× 19
  5. 18× 20
  6. 18× 21
  7. 16× 22
  8. 9× 23
  9. 6× 24
  10. 15× 25
  11. 17× 26
167
fires
11
years with fire
836,647
cumulative ha
12 Sept 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 Zambia →

Fires that entered Kasama

  1. 3,791 ha Kasama fire, 12 September 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,822 ha in total · 19 days
  2. 41 ha Lunte fire, 8 September 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 5,818 ha in total · 23 days
  3. 29 ha Shiwang'Andu fire, 7 September 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 3,009 ha in total · 13 days
  4. 3,254 ha Kasama fire, 7 September 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,237 ha in total · 22 days
  5. 15,687 ha Kasama fire, 26 August 2026 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 15,594 ha in total · 34 days
  6. 542 ha Lunte fire, 25 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 10,426 ha in total · 22 days
  7. 11,900 ha Kasama fire, 25 August 2026 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 13,131 ha in total · 31 days
  8. 8,071 ha Kasama fire, 21 August 2026 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 8,146 ha in total · 17 days
  9. 5,854 ha Kasama fire, 21 August 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,817 ha in total · 34 days
  10. 10,396 ha Kasama fire, 20 August 2026 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 10,339 ha in total · 27 days
  11. 3,210 ha Kasama fire, 18 August 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,191 ha in total · 17 days
  12. 89,075 ha Luwingu fire, 18 August 2026 8.4% of the municipality · 399,650 ha in total · 42 days
  13. 4,574 ha Kasama fire, 17 August 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,549 ha in total · 12 days
  14. 3,724 ha Kasama fire, 16 August 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,703 ha in total · 9 days
  15. 14,656 ha Kasama fire, 11 August 2026 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 14,563 ha in total · 28 days
  16. 5,230 ha Kasama fire, 10 August 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 5,198 ha in total · 21 days
  17. 14,537 ha Luwingu fire, 5 August 2026 1.4% of the municipality · 69,224 ha in total · 52 days
  18. 252 ha Lunte fire, 25 September 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 4,568 ha in total · 5 days
  19. 4,196 ha Kasama fire, 16 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,183 ha in total · 18 days
  20. 1,742 ha Kasama fire, 7 September 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 3,339 ha in total · 14 days
  21. 1,023 ha Lunte fire, 5 September 2025 0.1% of the municipality · 9,451 ha in total · 24 days
  22. 3,408 ha Kasama fire, 3 September 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,387 ha in total · 9 days
  23. 3,542 ha Kasama fire, 25 August 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,519 ha in total · 12 days
  24. 3,796 ha Kasama fire, 23 August 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,770 ha in total · 13 days
  25. 3,290 ha Kasama fire, 20 August 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,270 ha in total · 17 days
  26. 54 ha Shiwang'Andu fire, 19 August 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 135,612 ha in total · 42 days
  27. 3,841 ha Kasama fire, 18 August 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,820 ha in total · 14 days
  28. 975 ha Kanchibiya fire, 18 August 2025 0.1% of the municipality · 295,035 ha in total · 39 days
  29. 56,762 ha Kasama fire, 17 August 2025 where it started 5.3% of the municipality · 91,611 ha in total · 41 days
  30. 18,925 ha Kasama fire, 17 August 2025 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 18,829 ha in total · 35 days
  31. 36 ha Luwingu fire, 15 August 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 6,751 ha in total · 20 days
  32. 3,266 ha Kasama fire, 15 August 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,245 ha in total · 18 days
  33. 3,462 ha Kasama fire, 25 September 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,517 ha in total · 5 days
  34. 3,210 ha Lunte fire, 9 September 2024 0.3% of the municipality · 8,456 ha in total · 17 days
  35. 5,937 ha Kasama fire, 6 September 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,989 ha in total · 14 days
  36. 6,124 ha Kasama fire, 5 September 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 6,112 ha in total · 15 days
  37. 12 ha Kanchibiya fire, 4 September 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 4,913 ha in total · 10 days
  38. 4,470 ha Kasama fire, 4 September 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,435 ha in total · 8 days
  39. 8,093 ha Kasama fire, 14 September 2023 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 8,185 ha in total · 16 days
  40. 4,928 ha Kasama fire, 8 September 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,933 ha in total · 11 days
  41. 3,592 ha Kasama fire, 6 September 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,566 ha in total · 8 days
  42. 8 ha Shiwang'Andu fire, 6 September 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 13,790 ha in total · 14 days
  43. 3,456 ha Kasama fire, 6 September 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,431 ha in total · 8 days
  44. 3,025 ha Lunte fire, 4 September 2023 0.3% of the municipality · 3,227 ha in total · 10 days
  45. 3,310 ha Kasama fire, 3 September 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,291 ha in total · 8 days
  46. 4,362 ha Kasama fire, 31 August 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,337 ha in total · 20 days
  47. 3,171 ha Kasama fire, 24 August 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,154 ha in total · 11 days
  48. 4,677 ha Kasama fire, October 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,784 ha in total · 19 days
  49. 3,577 ha Kasama fire, 20 September 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,646 ha in total · 18 days
  50. 6,542 ha Kasama fire, 20 September 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 7,016 ha in total · 13 days
  51. 4,020 ha Kasama fire, 6 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,995 ha in total · 16 days
  52. 3,413 ha Kasama fire, 6 September 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,391 ha in total · 18 days
  53. 0 ha Shiwang'Andu fire, 6 September 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 5,717 ha in total · 22 days
  54. 39 ha Luwingu fire, 6 September 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 6,164 ha in total · 5 days
  55. 4,159 ha Kasama fire, 4 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,129 ha in total · 15 days
  56. 0 ha Kanchibiya fire, 4 September 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 11,633 ha in total · 11 days
  57. 4,088 ha Kasama fire, 3 September 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 5,510 ha in total · 18 days
  58. 7,517 ha Kasama fire, 3 September 2022 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 7,927 ha in total · 10 days
  59. 3,580 ha Kasama fire, 2 September 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 7,995 ha in total · 14 days
  60. 5,027 ha Luwingu fire, 2 September 2022 0.5% of the municipality · 13,827 ha in total · 22 days
  61. 3,425 ha Kasama fire, 1 September 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,405 ha in total · 9 days
  62. 348 ha Lunte fire, 1 September 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 9,207 ha in total · 9 days
  63. 4,098 ha Kasama fire, August 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,076 ha in total · 18 days
  64. 136 ha Lunte fire, 19 September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 3,606 ha in total · 7 days
  65. 6 ha Shiwang'Andu fire, 9 September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 3,997 ha in total · 10 days
  66. 1 ha Shiwang'Andu fire, 5 September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 4,228 ha in total · 8 days
  67. 11 ha Kanchibiya fire, 5 September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 6,544 ha in total · 6 days
  68. 3,333 ha Kasama fire, 5 September 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,310 ha in total · 12 days
  69. 2 ha Luwingu fire, September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 5,978 ha in total · 13 days
  70. 3,046 ha Kasama fire, 3 September 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,027 ha in total · 7 days
  71. 8 ha Kanchibiya fire, 2 September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 3,489 ha in total · 8 days
  72. 25,112 ha Kasama fire, 2 September 2021 where it started 2.4% of the municipality · 24,987 ha in total · 16 days
  73. 20 ha Shiwang'Andu fire, 1 September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 30,143 ha in total · 13 days
  74. 306 ha Lunte fire, August 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 9,885 ha in total · 24 days
  75. 6,579 ha Kasama fire, 26 August 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 6,539 ha in total · 23 days
  76. 6,557 ha Kasama fire, 22 August 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 6,517 ha in total · 25 days
  77. 3,964 ha Kasama fire, 21 August 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,942 ha in total · 24 days
  78. 4,518 ha Kasama fire, 20 August 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,493 ha in total · 25 days
  79. 4,418 ha Kasama fire, 19 August 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,394 ha in total · 19 days
  80. 3,136 ha Kasama fire, 15 August 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,115 ha in total · 13 days
  81. 8,417 ha Kasama fire, 14 August 2021 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 8,370 ha in total · 24 days
  82. 3,191 ha Kasama fire, 7 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,172 ha in total · 11 days
  83. 6,275 ha Kasama fire, 5 September 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 6,224 ha in total · 11 days
  84. 15,997 ha Kasama fire, 5 September 2020 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 15,882 ha in total · 18 days
  85. 4,808 ha Kasama fire, 5 September 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,768 ha in total · 8 days
  86. 7,649 ha Kasama fire, 5 September 2020 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 7,602 ha in total · 14 days
  87. 3 ha Kanchibiya fire, 4 September 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 3,934 ha in total · 8 days
  88. 8,624 ha Kasama fire, 4 September 2020 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 8,558 ha in total · 9 days
  89. 2,835 ha Luwingu fire, 4 September 2020 0.3% of the municipality · 6,463 ha in total · 22 days
  90. 27 ha Luwingu fire, 3 September 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 14,794 ha in total · 17 days
  91. 16,994 ha Kasama fire, 3 September 2020 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 16,884 ha in total · 8 days
  92. 3,141 ha Kasama fire, 3 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,123 ha in total · 7 days
  93. 24 ha Shiwang'Andu fire, 3 September 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 46,304 ha in total · 13 days
  94. 1,270 ha Kanchibiya fire, 1 September 2020 0.1% of the municipality · 45,848 ha in total · 13 days
  95. 2,914 ha Kasama fire, 1 September 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 5,380 ha in total · 14 days
  96. 4,039 ha Kasama fire, 29 August 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,017 ha in total · 11 days
  97. 391 ha Lunte fire, 26 August 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 4,123 ha in total · 16 days
  98. 6,954 ha Kasama fire, 25 August 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 6,917 ha in total · 18 days
  99. 4,974 ha Kasama fire, 23 August 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,944 ha in total · 21 days
  100. 557 ha Lunte fire, 17 September 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 3,936 ha in total · 9 days
  101. 4,284 ha Kasama fire, 12 September 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,260 ha in total · 10 days
  102. 5,038 ha Kasama fire, 5 September 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 5,189 ha in total · 4 days
  103. 3,176 ha Kasama fire, 4 September 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,154 ha in total · 9 days
  104. 3,073 ha Kasama fire, 3 September 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,052 ha in total · 10 days
  105. 2 ha Kanchibiya fire, 2 September 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 6,835 ha in total · 7 days
  106. 15,144 ha Kasama fire, 2 September 2019 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 15,039 ha in total · 8 days
  107. 436 ha Luwingu fire, 1 September 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 3,541 ha in total · 5 days
  108. 3,235 ha Kasama fire, 29 August 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,216 ha in total · 10 days
  109. 7 ha Luwingu fire, 28 August 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 4,452 ha in total · 10 days
  110. 5,885 ha Kasama fire, 28 August 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,846 ha in total · 12 days
  111. 14,931 ha Kasama fire, 26 August 2019 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 25,335 ha in total · 23 days
  112. 8,882 ha Kasama fire, 26 August 2019 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 8,828 ha in total · 20 days
  113. 3 ha Shiwang'Andu fire, 25 August 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 3,453 ha in total · 14 days
  114. 3,888 ha Kasama fire, 24 August 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,867 ha in total · 13 days
  115. 3,039 ha Kasama fire, 22 August 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,022 ha in total · 17 days
  116. 3,874 ha Kasama fire, 21 August 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,852 ha in total · 22 days
  117. 5,633 ha Kasama fire, 20 August 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 5,602 ha in total · 21 days
  118. 372 ha Lunte fire, 19 August 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 4,211 ha in total · 14 days
  119. 4,590 ha Kasama fire, 11 September 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,562 ha in total · 15 days
  120. 5,642 ha Kasama fire, 4 September 2018 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 5,687 ha in total · 12 days
  121. 10 ha Shiwang'Andu fire, 3 September 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 4,853 ha in total · 13 days
  122. 3,741 ha Kanchibiya fire, 1 September 2018 0.4% of the municipality · 3,721 ha in total · 7 days
  123. 4,536 ha Kasama fire, 27 August 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,512 ha in total · 12 days
  124. 5,910 ha Kasama fire, 24 August 2018 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,878 ha in total · 17 days
  125. 48 ha Lunte fire, 17 October 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 3,243 ha in total · 9 days
  126. 4,084 ha Kasama fire, 19 September 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,062 ha in total · 8 days
  127. 3,114 ha Kasama fire, 18 September 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,098 ha in total · 13 days
  128. 2,962 ha Kasama fire, 13 September 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,531 ha in total · 12 days
  129. 9,370 ha Luwingu fire, 13 September 2017 0.9% of the municipality · 9,309 ha in total · 12 days
  130. 5,230 ha Kasama fire, 13 September 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 5,199 ha in total · 12 days
  131. 3,297 ha Kasama fire, 12 September 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,277 ha in total · 13 days
  132. 93 ha Lunte fire, 12 September 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 7,659 ha in total · 19 days
  133. 39 ha Luwingu fire, 11 September 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 17,177 ha in total · 18 days
  134. 3,815 ha Kasama fire, 10 September 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,795 ha in total · 16 days
  135. 46 ha Shiwang'Andu fire, 6 September 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 70,260 ha in total · 24 days
  136. 11,177 ha Kasama fire, 6 September 2017 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 11,098 ha in total · 13 days
  137. 6 ha Kanchibiya fire, 5 September 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 7,575 ha in total · 14 days
  138. 4,402 ha Kasama fire, 5 September 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,369 ha in total · 11 days
  139. 8,212 ha Kasama fire, 5 September 2017 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 8,154 ha in total · 19 days
  140. 5,867 ha Kasama fire, 5 September 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,832 ha in total · 26 days
  141. 5,310 ha Kasama fire, 4 September 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 5,274 ha in total · 22 days
  142. 7 ha Kanchibiya fire, 2 September 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 3,800 ha in total · 15 days
  143. 4,247 ha Kasama fire, August 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,224 ha in total · 15 days
  144. 95 ha Lunte fire, 12 October 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 6,130 ha in total · 15 days
  145. 4,589 ha Kasama fire, 12 October 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,658 ha in total · 19 days
  146. 104 ha Lunte fire, 8 October 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 3,925 ha in total · 16 days
  147. 4,121 ha Kasama fire, 6 October 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,100 ha in total · 17 days
  148. 3,549 ha Kasama fire, 17 September 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,528 ha in total · 9 days
  149. 7,795 ha Kasama fire, 16 September 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 7,745 ha in total · 9 days
  150. 5,618 ha Kasama fire, 12 September 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 5,584 ha in total · 14 days
  151. 3,848 ha Kasama fire, 9 September 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,822 ha in total · 22 days
  152. 4,234 ha Kasama fire, 7 September 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,209 ha in total · 11 days
  153. 5,732 ha Kasama fire, 6 September 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 5,697 ha in total · 9 days
  154. 20 ha Shiwang'Andu fire, 6 September 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 5,822 ha in total · 13 days
  155. 530 ha Luwingu fire, 6 September 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 4,132 ha in total · 18 days
  156. 6,992 ha Kasama fire, 5 September 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 6,937 ha in total · 4 days
  157. 4,455 ha Kasama fire, 5 September 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,425 ha in total · 17 days
  158. 3,159 ha Kasama fire, 5 September 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,136 ha in total · 13 days
  159. 5 ha Shiwang'Andu fire, 4 September 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 57,216 ha in total · 19 days
  160. 7,524 ha Kasama fire, 3 September 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 7,472 ha in total · 20 days
  161. 4,161 ha Kasama fire, 2 September 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,330 ha in total · 21 days
  162. 535 ha Lunte fire, 2 September 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 3,485 ha in total · 13 days
  163. 3,079 ha Kasama fire, 29 August 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,062 ha in total · 15 days
  164. 7,853 ha Luwingu fire, 27 August 2016 0.7% of the municipality · 22,852 ha in total · 28 days
  165. 4,357 ha Kasama fire, 27 August 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,333 ha in total · 18 days
  166. 6,043 ha Kasama fire, 23 August 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,998 ha in total · 16 days
  167. 8 ha Lunte fire, August 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 3,984 ha in total · 19 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/GRID3, Office of the Surveyor General (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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