A total of 172 forest and steppe fires have been recorded across Mongolia since the beginning of 2026, resulting in one death and two people suffering burn injuries.

As of October 11, the fires had occurred in two districts of Ulaanbaatar and 63 soums across 12 provinces. This represents a 36.2% decrease compared with the same period last year. Steppe fires accounted for 134 incidents, or 77% of the total.

Emergency responders rescued 4,950 gers, 25 winter shelters and corrals, and eight vehicles from the threat of fire. They also evacuated eight people from three households and approximately 3,760 head of livestock.

However, the fires caused significant damage, destroying 12 gers, two houses, six winter shelters, 38 corrals and sheds, and six vehicles. The fires also killed 131 head of large livestock and 1,012 head of small livestock.

Preliminary estimates indicate that the fires affected a total area of 1,016,908 hectares, causing approximately MNT 7.9 billion in damage.

By number of incidents, Dornod province recorded the highest total, with 61 fires, followed by Sukhbaatar province with 39 and Khentii province with 28.

Published Date:2026-10-14