Indonesia

Wildfires in Buton, Indonesia

Right now

No wildfires recorded here in the last 24 hours.

The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 3 minutes ago. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

31, recorded here, since 7 September 2026

12 in the last 30 days. Most recent: 7 November 2026 (2 days ago).

The 20th strongest of the 31 recorded here since 7 September 2026.

By month

  • September 202612
  • October 202617
  • November 20262

October 2026 is the most active month of the 3 in our series here, with 17 events.

Recent events

WildfiresLow

Possible fire 46 km from Baubau

7 November 202605:27 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire near Baubau

1 November 202617:26 UTCIndex 44 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 43 km from Baubau

30 October 202605:21 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 36 km from Baubau

27 October 202605:33 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Baubau

25 October 202606:10 UTCIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 38 km from Baubau

23 October 202605:53 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 42 km from Baubau

20 October 202605:08 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire near Baubau

16 October 202617:26 UTCIndex 53 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 32 km from Baubau

15 October 202617:02 UTCIndex 59 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 31 km from Baubau

14 October 202617:20 UTCIndex 59 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Baubau

12 October 202617:02 UTCIndex 44 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 32 km from Baubau

11 October 202616:35 UTCIndex 67 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire near Baubau

10 October 202617:41 UTCIndex 73 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire near Baubau

9 October 202617:58 UTCIndex 67 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire near Baubau

6 October 202617:13 UTCIndex 67 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 38 km from Baubau

5 October 202617:32 UTCIndex 69 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire near Baubau

4 October 202617:52 UTCIndex 73 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire near Baubau

3 October 202616:30 UTCIndex 73 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 52 km from Raha

2 October 202605:01 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire near Baubau

30 September 202617:26 UTCIndex 67 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Baubau

26 September 202605:57 UTCIndex 44 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 46 km from Baubau

25 September 202605:31 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 35 km from Raha

24 September 202605:53 UTCIndex 69 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 33 km from Raha

23 September 202617:13 UTCIndex 73 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 57 km from Baubau

21 September 202605:53 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 52 km from Raha

20 September 202617:13 UTCIndex 50 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 56 km from Baubau

20 September 202616:30 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire 33 km from Baubau

17 September 202617:26 UTCIndex 58 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 48 km from Raha

9 September 202605:31 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 35 km from Baubau

9 September 202605:31 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire 38 km from Baubau

7 September 202605:14 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded

Towns with the most events here

Other areas

Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

Administrative boundaries: geoBoundaries (geoboundaries.org), Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO). geoboundaries.org