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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
Key facts
Source: NSW Rural Fire ServiceThe story so far
An active wildfire is currently burning near Drake, Australia, under the response of the Rural Fire Service. Satellites have registered a single heat detection over the past 48 hours, marking the current footprint of the incident in this region where the typical fire season runs from December to March.
Nationwide, the broader wildfire landscape reveals that 19,201,730 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 45% below the two-decade average for the country.
The bigger picture in Australia
Across Australia, roughly 19,201,730 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 45% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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