Wildfire near Camballin

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Camballin, Australia, where 16 heat detections have been recorded over the past 48 hours to map the blaze's rapid spread across the landscape. The fire has consumed 400 hectares, equivalent to 988 acres, since it first started on October 11, 2026.

While this incident develops locally, it unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 16,793,664 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 52% below the two-decade average. This activity arrives well ahead of the region's typical fire season, which traditionally runs from December to March.