Peatland in Sarmi

Sarmi has about 227.2 thousand ha of peatland on the Ministry of Agriculture's peat map, 16.2% of its area.

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Depth and function

The 1:50,000 peat depth and function map does not cover this area yet; so far it exists for part of the peat hydrological units only.

Fires on peat

Since 2012 the VIIRS satellites have recorded 6 heat detections on peat in this area. The worst year was 2012, with 2.

Since 7 October 2026: 0 confirmed fires on peat, from six-sensor satellite monitoring that started that day.

No confirmed fire is active in this area right now.

Official hazard maps

KLHK forest and land fire hazard map (1:250,000)

Updated 16 October 2026.