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Wildfires in Incheon
Detected · VIIRS 375 m · Suomi NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21 · last 24 hours · updated 2026-10-12 08:29 UTC
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Fire history, 2012–2025
Detected · VIIRS S-NPP 375 m · 0.01° cells (~1.1 km) · complete years 2012–2025 · built 2026-09-23
Between 2012 and 2025, VIIRS detected fire in 75 km² of Incheon at least once. In an average year it detected fire in 24 km², ranking 10th of 17 regions of Republic of Korea.
Year by year
Detected area per year, km². Area of 0.01° cells with at least one detection in the year.
The busiest year was 2018, with 30 km² detected; the quietest was 2014, with 15 km². The 2021–2025 average is 11% higher than the 2012–2016 average.
Through the year
Share of all fire-days 2012–2025 by month. A fire-day is one cell with a detection on one day.
April, May and June together hold 33% of the fire-days in the record. The single busiest day was 15 July 2022, with detections in 11 cells.
Ground that burns again
Of the 75 km² with at least one detection, 49% had detections in three or more different years.
| Years with a detection | km² | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 28 | 38% |
| 2 years | 9.8 | 13% |
| 3 to 5 years | 14 | 18% |
| 6 to 10 years | 12 | 16% |
| 11 years or more | 11 | 15% |
The half-degree square with the most fire-days is centred at 37.25, 126.75 and holds 94% of the region's fire-days.
The figures
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| Year | Detected km² | Fire-days |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19 | 331 |
| 2013 | 23 | 314 |
| 2014 | 15 | 108 |
| 2015 | 28 | 200 |
| 2016 | 27 | 177 |
| 2017 | 22 | 212 |
| 2018 | 30 | 221 |
| 2019 | 24 | 252 |
| 2020 | 26 | 164 |
| 2021 | 25 | 187 |
| 2022 | 28 | 200 |
| 2023 | 20 | 179 |
| 2024 | 27 | 150 |
| 2025 | 23 | 134 |
Other regions of Republic of Korea
- North Gyeongsang162 km² in an average year
- South Jeolla115 km² in an average year
- Gyeonggi111 km² in an average year
- North Jeolla101 km² in an average year
- Gangwon92 km² in an average year
- South Gyeongsang85 km² in an average year
- How these figures are madeDetected area, cells, and the single-satellite record.
Detected area counts every 0.01° cell with at least one VIIRS detection, so a small fire counts as a whole cell and a fire missed by cloud or between passes is absent. Borders: Natural Earth 1:10m. 2012 begins on 20 January.
Nearby regions
- Gyeonggi55 km
- South Chungcheong55 km
- North Chungcheong132 km
- North Jeolla166 km
- North Hwanghae, Dem. Rep. Korea166 km
- South Hwanghae, Dem. Rep. Korea172 km