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Mascara
Wildfire activity in Mascara, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
Mascara ranks #30 of 58 wilayas — 0.7% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2014 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
347
Total detections
1,912
National rank
#30 of 58
Share of Algeria
0.7%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
1,204 MW
Peak month
July
Fire season
Worst year
2014
460 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 19, 2026 → Jul 21, 202630h339 Detections864 MW
Jun 19, 2014 → Jun 20, 201437h172 Detections136 MW
Aug 11, 2014 → Aug 12, 201425h103 Detections229 MW
Aug 15, 2015 → Aug 17, 20152 days83 Detections409 MW
Jul 24, 2003 → Jul 27, 20034 days63 Detections200 MW
Jul 21, 2003 → Jul 23, 20032 days31 Detections1204 MW
Aug 11, 2006 → Aug 13, 200640h30 Detections837 MW
Jul 24, 2003 → Jul 24, 200311h26 Detections495 MW
Jul 24, 2003 → Jul 25, 200326h24 Detections232 MW
Aug 28, 2014 → Aug 29, 201416h22 Detections619 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.