ContainedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Belmont South Bushfire (undated #3)

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Belmont South Bushfire (undated #3) — Sentinel-2 true color Belmont South Bushfire (undated #3) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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The story so far

A wildfire burning near Belmont South, Australia, has been successfully contained by Fire and Rescue NSW. The fire season in this region typically runs from December to March.

Across the country, the wider landscape has seen 18,817,633 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that sits 46% below the two-decade average.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 18,817,633 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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