Is there a fire near Pangkalanbuun right now?
Wildfires near Pangkalanbuun
Updated
16 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 12 km N, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 12:53 pm local (2026-10-25 05:53 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Pontianak).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 16 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 12 km N 12 km N of Pangkalanbuun
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 972 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 182 MW intense
- Wind now
- N 9 km/h gusts 18 km/h, humidity 99%
Fires near Pangkalanbuun right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 972 thermal hotspots in 16 separate clusters within 80 km of Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia in the last 48 h. The closest is 12 km N of the city centre (12 km N of Pangkalanbuun), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 3 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
1 cluster is within 25 km, close enough that smoke, ash or road closures may affect the city. Distances are measured from the city centre to the nearest detection, not to the fire's edge.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 47 km W (86 km W of Pangkalanbuun) with 295 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 12 pm local time.
Across Indonesia there are 919 fire clusters in the same window, 52 of them in Central Kalimantan.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 km N of Pangkalanbuun | 12 km N | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sat 1:12 pm |
| 26 km SSW of Pangkalanbuun | 26 km SSW | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 1:53 am | Sun 1:53 am |
| 26 km SE of Pangkalanbuun | 26 km SE | 4 | 10 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sat 1:12 pm |
| 58 km SE of Pangkalanbuun | 28 km SE | 202 | 32 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sun 1:53 am |
| 29 km WNW of Pangkalanbuun | 28 km WNW | 4 | 3 MW | Sun 1:53 am | Sun 1:53 am |
| 30 km ESE of Pangkalanbuun | 30 km ESE | 8 | 11 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sat 1:12 pm |
| 34 km SW of Pangkalanbuun | 32 km SW | 7 | 53 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sun 1:53 am |
| 86 km W of Pangkalanbuun | 47 km W | 295 | 182 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sun 12:53 pm |
| 47 km SW of Pangkalanbuun | 47 km SW | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sat 1:12 pm |
| 80 km SW of Sampit | 53 km ESE | 236 | 91 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sun 1:53 am |
| 61 km E of Pangkalanbuun | 59 km E | 31 | 12 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sun 1:53 am |
| 72 km ENE of Pangkalanbuun | 70 km ENE | 34 | 15 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sat 1:12 pm |
| 71 km NNE of Pangkalanbuun | 71 km NNE | 1 | 12 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sat 1:12 pm |
| 75 km E of Pangkalanbuun | 75 km E | 2 | 9 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sat 1:12 pm |
| 84 km SSE of Pangkalanbuun | 76 km SSE | 143 | 159 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sun 1:53 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Pangkalanbuun is from the N at 9 km/h (gusts 18 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the S. Relative humidity is 99% and the temperature 23°C.
Pangkalanbuun is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Pangkalanbuun air quality page has the live reading.
Evacuations and official information
GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.
The Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.
About satellite fire detections
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.