Wildfires in Malaysia
12 wildfires have been recorded in Malaysia by Global Incident Tracker, 11 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 9 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
1
Last 7 days
11
In 2026
12
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 Malaysia
Active fire cluster 14 km NNE of Bintulu, Malaysia — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 12 km SSE of Kampung Minyak Beku, Malaysia — 34 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 34 km S of Kampung Minyak Beku, Malaysia — 107 satellite hotspots
Severe
Active fire cluster 19 km WSW of Pontian Besar, Malaysia — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 39 km WSW of Pontian Besar, Malaysia — 62 satellite hotspots
Severe
Active fire cluster 28 km SSW of Pontian Besar, Malaysia — 269 satellite hotspots
Severe
Active fire cluster 15 km NNE of Bintulu, Malaysia — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Firefighting Op Underway As Forest Fire Reignites Near Desaminium Rimba Apts
Minor
Active fire cluster 35 km ENE of Bidur, Malaysia — 3 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Firefighters battle one-acre forest fire in Bandar Puchong Jaya
Moderate
80ha forest fire along Jalan Kejatau-Lingga fully extinguished after seven-day ops
Minor
Forest fire at Taman Seri Timah, Balakong, fully extinguished
Minor
When they happen
October carries the most wildfires we hold for Malaysia — 7 of 12. 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 | 2 | |
| September | 2 | |
| October | 7 | |
| November | 1 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Wildfires have official real-time feeds, and ours come from NASA FIRMS · NASA EONET · GDACS · Meteoalarm.