ActiveUpdated · Source: Queensland Fire Department

Branch Creek Bushfire

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from Nov 7, 2026
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Key facts

Source: Queensland Fire Department
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The story so far

About 5 km northwest of Branch Creek.

Burning near Branch Creek, Australia, an active wildfire has been tracked by the QFD since it started on November 7, 2026, within a region where the typical fire season runs from December to March.

Operational satellite monitoring over the past 48 hours has detected four heat signatures clustered nearby, illustrating the current spread of the incident.

Nationwide, the broader landscape reflects a below-average season, with 19,686,136 hectares burned so far in 2026, which is 43% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Australia for less than a day.

In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 19,686,136 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 43% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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