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Bordj Bou Arreridj
Wildfire activity in Bordj Bou Arreridj, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
Bordj Bou Arreridj ranks #28 of 58 wilayas — 1.3% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2020 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
636
Total detections
4,065
National rank
#28 of 58
Share of Algeria
1.3%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
2,579 MW
Peak month
July
Fire season
Worst year
2020
967 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 1, 2020 → Jul 1, 20202h324 Detections2579 MW
Aug 6, 2020 → Aug 9, 20203 days132 Detections243 MW
Jul 23, 2025 → Jul 23, 20251h105 Detections154 MW
Aug 17, 2023 → Aug 22, 20236 days100 Detections131 MW
Aug 12, 2012 → Aug 15, 20123 days95 Detections162 MW
Aug 29, 2020 → Aug 29, 202013h60 Detections447 MW
Jul 21, 2024 → Jul 22, 202424h58 Detections296 MW
Aug 11, 2021 → Aug 11, 202112h56 Detections674 MW
Jul 27, 2014 → Jul 28, 201427h50 Detections121 MW
Jun 25, 2020 → Jul 1, 20206 days45 Detections221 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.