Wildfires near Kota Tarakan, North Kalimantan
Kota Tarakan is a regency / city in North Kalimantan, Indonesia — Borneo's rainforest and deep peatlands. The map shows wildfires and satellite hotspots detected in and around Kota Tarakan. Fires across North Kalimantan peak in the June–October dry season, with peatland fires and thick haze, sharply amplified in El Niño years.
Conditions shown are for North Kalimantan.
Current fires in Kota Tarakan
No significant fires are currently detected in Kota Tarakan.
Regencies & cities — North Kalimantan
Wildfire season in Kota Tarakan
Fires across North Kalimantan, which Kota Tarakan 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 North 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 Kota Tarakan fire map shows
This page lists only the fires detected inside Kota Tarakan itself, so it stays useful when the surrounding region is busy. Kota Tarakan is one of 5 regencies & cities in North Kalimantan. It lies about 169 km E of the centre of North 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.