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El M'Ghair
Wildfire activity in El M'Ghair, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
El M'Ghair ranks #42 of 58 wilayas — 0.1% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2017 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
57
Total detections
705
National rank
#42 of 58
Share of Algeria
0.1%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
914 MW
Peak month
July
Fire season
Worst year
2017
132 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 24, 2017 → Jul 25, 201724h109 Detections914 MW
Nov 4, 2022 → Nov 5, 202234h65 Detections124 MW
Aug 12, 2021 → Aug 12, 20219h27 Detections100 MW
Aug 13, 2019 → Aug 13, 20193h19 Detections87 MW
Oct 29, 2018 → Oct 29, 20182h13 Detections219 MW
Aug 11, 2021 → Aug 11, 202111h11 Detections84 MW
Sep 8, 2012 → Sep 8, 20122h7 Detections69 MW
Oct 6, 2009 → Oct 6, 200911h5 Detections180 MW
Mar 17, 2026 → Mar 18, 202611h3 Detections66 MW
Nov 3, 2009 → Nov 3, 20091h3 Detections20 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.