Started on Sep 9, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Quick facts
- Jurisdiction
- Forestry Corporation of NSW
Burning near Dorrigo, Australia, an active 380-hectare (939-acre) wildfire that started on September 9, 2026, is currently being managed by the Forestry Corporation of NSW. Satellites are picking up a low heat signature from the fire front, alongside 20 heat detections nearby over the past 48 hours.
This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically runs from December to March. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows a total of 14,398,867 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 59% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Australia for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 km².
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
The bigger picture in Australia
Across Australia, roughly 17,648,956 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 49% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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