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Bouira
Wildfire activity in Bouira, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
Bouira ranks #14 of 58 wilayas — 2.8% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2019 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
1,390
Total detections
15,092
National rank
#14 of 58
Share of Algeria
2.8%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
1,674 MW
Peak month
August
Fire season
Worst year
2019
1,592 detections
Map
Fire incidents recorded in this wilaya.
Fire season
Detections by month, summed across all years — Algeria's fire season peaks in summer.
Fire season Off season
Year by year
Total detections per year. The dashed line is the multi-year average.
Largest incidents on record
The biggest confirmed fires in this wilaya, by satellite detections.
Jul 21, 2026 → Jul 25, 20264 days470 Detections224 MW
Aug 26, 2026 → Aug 27, 202624h251 Detections146 MW
Jul 19, 2026 → Jul 21, 202642h213 Detections341 MW
Jul 24, 2023 → Jul 25, 202316h195 Detections1674 MW
Aug 16, 2012 → Aug 22, 20127 days165 Detections429 MW
Jul 25, 2019 → Jul 28, 20193 days155 Detections75 MW
Aug 9, 2012 → Aug 14, 20124 days112 Detections602 MW
Aug 2, 2012 → Aug 8, 20126 days85 Detections259 MW
Aug 10, 2019 → Aug 12, 20193 days71 Detections184 MW
Aug 15, 2013 → Aug 21, 20136 days60 Detections82 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.