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Key facts
Source: NSW Rural Fire ServiceThe story so far
About 5 km southwest of Emerald Hill.
A one-hectare (two-acre) wildfire near Emerald Hill in Australia, managed by the Rural Fire Service during the regional fire season that typically spans from December to March, has now ended.
This incident fits into a broader national landscape where 21,612,511 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 38% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has now ended in Australia. In total it burned about 1 ha (2 acres) — around 0.0 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 21,773,050 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 37% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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