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Fifield Bushfire (undated)

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106 acres
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Fifield Bushfire (undated) — Sentinel-2 true color Fifield Bushfire (undated) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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Key facts

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
JurisdictionRural Fire Service

The story so far

About 5 km south of Fifield.

An active wildfire is currently burning near the city of Fifield in Australia, managed by the Rural Fire Service. The fire has consumed 43 hectares, or 106 acres, and is supported by environmental conditions typical of the region's fire season, which runs from December to March.

Satellite monitoring over the past 48 hours has picked up two heat detections in the vicinity, illustrating the localized spread of the fire front.

This incident occurs within a broader national context where 20,445,493 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 41% below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This is an active wildfire in Australia. So far it has affected roughly 43 ha (106 acres) — about 0.4 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 20,445,493 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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