Wildfires near Kapuas, Central Kalimantan
Kapuas is a regency / city in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia — Borneo's rainforest and deep peatlands. The map shows wildfires and satellite hotspots detected in and around Kapuas. Fires across Central Kalimantan peak in the June–October dry season, with peatland fires and thick haze, sharply amplified in El Niño years.
Conditions shown are for Central Kalimantan.
Current fires in Kapuas
- Pulang Pisau✓ Confirmed374 MW
- South Kalimantan✓ Confirmed18 MW
- Kapuas✓ Confirmed47 MW
- Barito Kuala✓ Confirmed29 MW
- Central Kalimantan✓ Confirmed23 MW
- Central Kalimantan✓ Confirmed18 MW
- Kuala Kapuas✓ Confirmed17 MW
- Central Kalimantan✓ Confirmed265 MW
- Kapuas✓ Confirmed48 MW
- Pulang Pisau✓ Confirmed46 MW
- Kapuas✓ Confirmed88 MW
- Kapuas✓ Confirmed32 MW
- Central Kalimantan✓ Confirmed40 MW
- Palangka Raya✓ Confirmed16 MW
- Palangka Raya✓ Confirmed17 MW
- Palangka Raya✓ Confirmed16 MW
- Palangka Raya✓ Confirmed49 MW
- Pulang Pisau✓ Confirmed39 MW
- Central Kalimantan✓ Confirmed37 MW
- Kapuas✓ Confirmed28 MW
- Kapuas✓ Confirmed16 MW
- Kapuas✓ Confirmed21 MW
- Pulang Pisau✓ Confirmed51 MW
- Kapuas✓ Confirmed39 MW
- Central KalimantanPossible24 MW
- Barito Kuala✓ Confirmed15 MW
Regencies & cities — Central Kalimantan
← Central Kalimantan Barito Selatan Barito Timur Barito Utara Gunung Mas Katingan Kota Palangka Raya Kotawaringin Barat Kotawaringin Timur Lamandau Murung Raya Pulang Pisau Seruyan Sukamara
Wildfire season in Kapuas
Fires across Central Kalimantan, which Kapuas belongs to, peak in the June–October dry season, with peatland fires and thick haze, sharply amplified in El Niño years. Over the period recorded here, the busiest month in Central Kalimantan has been September. Higher temperatures, low humidity and wind make fires start and spread faster — check the fire-danger level before lighting any fire or working outdoors.
What the Kapuas fire map shows
This page lists only the fires detected inside Kapuas itself, so it stays useful when the surrounding region is busy. Kapuas is one of 14 regencies & cities in Central Kalimantan. It lies about 138 km SE of the centre of Central Kalimantan. Detections come from NASA satellites and are not verified on the ground — never use them for safety decisions, and always follow the emergency services (call 113).
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⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS. They are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, gas flares, sun glint) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official emergency sources.