Wildfires in India
180 wildfires have been recorded in India by Global Incident Tracker, 180 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 10 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Last 7 days
180
In 2026
180
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent wildfires in India
Active fire cluster at Jamuria, India — 11 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 9 km WSW of Kedia, India — 14 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 8 km S of Belpahar, India — 10 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 3 km SSE of Singrauli, India — 11 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster at Katras, India — 30 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster at Jharia, India — 37 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 11 km NW of Raigarh, India — 16 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 11 km S of Jharsuguda, India — 19 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster at Dera Colliery Township, India — 29 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 17 km WNW of Dera Colliery Township, India — 18 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 12 km WNW of Angul, India — 10 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 12 km SE of Nalco, India — 15 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 11 km W of Byasanagar, India — 10 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 11 km NNW of Raigarh, India — 10 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 8 km S of Belpahar, India — 10 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 9 km S of Jharsuguda, India — 16 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster at Katras, India — 18 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 2 km NNW of Dera Colliery Township, India — 10 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 17 km WNW of Dera Colliery Township, India — 11 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 5 km SSE of Kurikuppi, India — 13 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 17 km E of Fazilka, India — 10 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 6 km WSW of Susner, India — 34 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 18 km WNW of Dera Colliery Township, India — 15 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 9 km N of Ramgarh, India — 10 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster at Katras, India — 24 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 11 km NW of Raigarh, India — 13 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 10 km SE of Brajarajnagar, India — 13 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 7 km S of Belpahar, India — 12 satellite hotspots
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Active fire cluster 22 km WSW of Surat, India — 12 satellite hotspots
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When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for India — 90 of 180. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 0 | |
| September | 90 | |
| October | 90 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Wildfires have official real-time feeds, and ours come from NASA FIRMS · NASA EONET · GDACS · Meteoalarm.