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Saïda
Wildfire activity in Saïda, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
Saïda ranks #20 of 58 wilayas — 2% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2026 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
986
Total detections
6,982
National rank
#20 of 58
Share of Algeria
2%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
2,786 MW
Peak month
July
Fire season
Worst year
2026
1,377 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 days750 Detections1338 MW
Jul 12, 2026 → Jul 15, 20262 days274 Detections2786 MW
Jul 25, 2020 → Jul 27, 20203 days102 Detections1444 MW
Aug 3, 2015 → Aug 5, 20152 days100 Detections644 MW
Sep 3, 2016 → Sep 7, 20164 days97 Detections273 MW
Jul 30, 2015 → Aug 5, 20156 days84 Detections257 MW
Jun 27, 2019 → Jun 28, 201925h73 Detections132 MW
Aug 11, 2012 → Aug 15, 20124 days58 Detections474 MW
Jul 14, 2026 → Jul 15, 202622h55 Detections314 MW
Jun 23, 2019 → Jun 24, 201927h54 Detections254 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.