Are there wildfires in Bolivia right now?

NASA's FIRMS satellites detected 2206 active fire hotspots in Bolivia over the last 3 days, including 5 high-intensity fires. The map on this page shows their exact locations, updated hourly.

How does NASA detect wildfires?

NASA's VIIRS and MODIS instruments aboard the Suomi NPP, NOAA-20 and Terra/Aqua satellites detect thermal anomalies (heat signatures) from orbit. Each detection is a "hotspot" — a pixel where the sensor measured fire-level heat. Data is published within about 3 hours of the satellite overpass through the FIRMS system.

What does fire intensity (FRP) mean?

FRP (Fire Radiative Power, in megawatts) measures how much energy a fire is releasing. Higher FRP means a more intense fire. On this map, brighter red dots are higher-intensity detections.

Wildfires in Bolivia Today

Name: Active Wildfires in Bolivia
Creator: NASA
Published: 2024-01-01
License: https://www.nasa.gov/open/
Keywords: wildfires, fires bolivia, NASA FIRMS, active fire map, VIIRS

Live active-fire map for Bolivia from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: August–October.

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Active hotspots

High intensity

Time window

VIIRS

NASA sensor

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Conditions at Remote area

9 km/h from the NW — carrying smoke towards the SE.

29°C · 71% humidity

Air quality Fair

PM2.5 14.7 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 39 · US AQI 54

Air quality is acceptable for almost everyone.

Wind direction only — not a smoke dispersion forecast. Air quality is modelled, not a street-level measurement. Weather from MET Norway; air quality from Open-Meteo (Copernicus CAMS). Both CC BY 4.0.

251 active fires in Bolivia

Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.

1
Remote area
14 detectionslast seen 2026-09-19 18:56 UTC-11.143, -68.999
1028 MW
2
Remote area
41 detections~9.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 17:13 UTC-17.980, -62.199
922 MW
3
Remote area
36 detections~10.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 17:30 UTC-22.210, -58.827
682 MW
4
Remote area
77 detections~7.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 17:32 UTC-18.883, -58.175
596 MW
5
Remote area
10 detections~2.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 17:32 UTC-17.630, -65.443
444 MW
6
Remote area
92 detections~13 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 17:13 UTC-14.544, -63.532
430 MW
7
Remote area
36 detections~18 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 17:34 UTC-12.395, -65.783
332 MW
8
Remote area
45 detections~4.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 17:15 UTC-10.703, -60.732
328 MW
9
Remote area
25 detections~11.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 17:32 UTC-20.682, -57.928
323 MW
10
Remote area
25 detections~49 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 18:53 UTC-14.401, -68.532
321 MW

Plus 276 smaller heat detections — often agricultural burning rather than wildfire.

About this wildfire map

This map uses NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), which publishes active-fire detections from the VIIRS and MODIS instruments aboard NASA and NOAA satellites. Each dot is a thermal “hotspot” where the sensor measured fire-level heat, usually within 3 hours of the satellite passing overhead. It shows where fires are actively burning — not fire perimeters or evacuation zones. For safety and evacuation information, always follow your local emergency services.

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