ContainedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Jeogla Creek Fire

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Jeogla Creek Fire — Sentinel-2 true color Jeogla Creek Fire — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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Key facts

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
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The story so far

The Jeogla Creek Fire burning near Armidale in Australia has been brought under control by the Rural Fire Service, which now lists the incident as contained.

Australia's broader fire season typically runs from December to March, and the wider landscape has seen 21,773,050 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 37% below the two-decade average.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 21,773,050 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 37% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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