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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
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Key facts
Source: NSW Rural Fire ServiceThe story so far
Summary written on Oct 25, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.
An active wildfire is currently burning near Corbie Hill, Australia, under the response of the Rural Fire Service. This incident is occurring within a country that has already recorded 18,288,371 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 47% below the two-decade average.
For the region, the typical fire season spans from December to March, framing the timing of the current response by the Rural Fire Service to the active fire near Corbie Hill.
The bigger picture in Australia
Across Australia, roughly 18,464,154 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 47% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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