Wildfires in Chile
17 wildfires have been recorded in Chile by Global Incident Tracker, 17 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 2 November 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
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Last 7 days
17
In 2026
17
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 Chile
Active fire cluster 43 km S of Calama, Chile — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 48 km SE of Coihueco, Chile — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 121 km NE of Caldera, Chile — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 85 km NNE of Copiapo, Chile — 30 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 66 km NE of Copiapo, Chile — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 54 km NE of Copiapo, Chile — 19 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 59 km SSE of Copiapo, Chile — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 176 km SSE of Calama, Chile — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 58 km NE of Copiapo, Chile — 6 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 16 km N of Vallenar, Chile — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 14 km SW of Chimbarongo, Chile — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 67 km WNW of Calama, Chile — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 176 km SSE of Calama, Chile — 24 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 174 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 94 km NNE of Copiapo, Chile — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 52 km S of Copiapo, Chile — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 174 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
October carries the most wildfires we hold for Chile — 15 of 17. 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 | 1 | |
| October | 15 | |
| 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.