EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Inverell Bushfire

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
580 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Sep 21, 2026
Inverell Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color Inverell Bushfire — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Key facts

Source: NASA FIRMS
JurisdictionRural Fire Service

The story so far

About 10 km southeast of Inverell.

Burning near Inverell, Australia, a wildfire monitored by the Rural Fire Service has ended after a 43-day run that began on September 21, 2026. Satellites previously picked up an intense heat signature from the front, reflecting the power driving this blaze. By satellite estimate, the fire reached roughly 580 hectares, or 1,433 acres.

This incident unfolded within a broader national landscape where 19,109,666 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 45% below the two-decade average. While the typical fire season in the region runs from December to March, this event concluded its activity following its multi-week presence.

In context

This wildfire burned in Australia for 2 days. In total it burned about 580 ha (1,433 acres) — around 5.8 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.

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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