Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Key facts
Source: Queensland Fire DepartmentThe story so far
A wildfire that broke out on November 14, 2026, near Garbutt, Australia, has officially ended after being managed by the Queensland Fire Department (QFD). Because the fire has concluded, response efforts have wrapped up for this incident.
This fire occurred within a broader national landscape that has seen 21,612,511 hectares burned so far in 2026, a total that sits 38% below the country's two-decade average. In this region, the typical fire season runs from December to March.
In context
This wildfire burned in Australia for less than a day.
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Australia
Across Australia, roughly 21,612,511 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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