← All wilayas
Aïn Defla
Wildfire activity in Aïn Defla, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
Aïn Defla ranks #5 of 58 wilayas — 5.4% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2012 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
2,640
Total detections
14,884
National rank
#5 of 58
Share of Algeria
5.4%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
2,241 MW
Peak month
August
Fire season
Worst year
2012
3,025 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.
Jun 24, 2019 → Jun 26, 20192 days630 Detections700 MW
Aug 12, 2021 → Aug 15, 20213 days482 Detections2241 MW
Aug 9, 2012 → Aug 15, 20126 days328 Detections944 MW
Aug 16, 2012 → Aug 22, 20126 days305 Detections271 MW
Jul 25, 2020 → Jul 29, 20204 days303 Detections750 MW
Aug 9, 2012 → Aug 15, 20126 days270 Detections849 MW
Aug 26, 2007 → Aug 29, 20073 days152 Detections1892 MW
Aug 2, 2020 → Aug 4, 202038h149 Detections571 MW
Jul 31, 2014 → Aug 6, 20147 days147 Detections262 MW
Aug 27, 2020 → Aug 29, 20203 days134 Detections1296 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.