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Bir El Ater
Wildfire activity in Bir El Ater, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
Bir El Ater ranks #45 of 58 wilayas — 0.1% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2025 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
39
Total detections
1,307
National rank
#45 of 58
Share of Algeria
0.1%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
358 MW
Peak month
June
Fire season
Worst year
2025
535 detections
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.
Sep 13, 2010 → Sep 14, 201025h15 Detections358 MW
Jun 11, 2010 → Jun 12, 201032h13 Detections57 MW
Jun 28, 2012 → Jun 29, 201224h9 Detections43 MW
Jun 9, 2009 → Jun 9, 20091h7 Detections198 MW
Jun 10, 2010 → Jun 10, 201020h6 Detections113 MW
Jun 9, 2010 → Jun 9, 20102h4 Detections174 MW
Jul 19, 2016 → Jul 20, 20163h4 Detections68 MW
Sep 15, 2025 → Sep 15, 20251h3 Detections24 MW
Jun 10, 2010 → Jun 10, 20101h3 Detections21 MW
Aug 1, 2009 → Aug 1, 20091h2 Detections74 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.