Wildfires in Vanuatu
19 wildfires have been recorded in Vanuatu by Global Incident Tracker, 19 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 11 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
5
Last 7 days
19
In 2026
19
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 Vanuatu
Active fire cluster detected in Vanuatu — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 167 km N of Port-vila, Vanuatu — 24 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 168 km N of Port-vila, Vanuatu — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 167 km N of Port-vila, Vanuatu — 1 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 167 km N of Port-vila, Vanuatu — 15 satellite hotspots
Severe
Active fire cluster 166 km N of Port-vila, Vanuatu — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 166 km N of Port-vila, Vanuatu — 42 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 167 km N of Port-vila, Vanuatu — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 167 km N of Port-vila, Vanuatu — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 181 km NNW of Port-vila, Vanuatu — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Vanuatu — 53 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Vanuatu — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 168 km N of Port-vila, Vanuatu — 32 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 167 km N of Port-vila, Vanuatu — 22 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Vanuatu — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Green forest fire notification in Vanuatu
Moderate
Active fire cluster 167 km N of Port-vila, Vanuatu — 38 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 167 km N of Port-vila, Vanuatu — 43 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Vanuatu — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for Vanuatu — 12 of 19. 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 | 12 | |
| October | 7 | |
| 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.