Started on Sep 19, 2026.
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Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Quick facts
- Jurisdiction
- Rural Fire Service
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Inverell, Australia, where the Rural Fire Service is managing the incident. Having started on September 19, 2026, the blaze has grown to encompass 280 hectares, which is equivalent to 692 acres.
Nearby, sensors have registered 11 heat detections over a recent 48-hour window, illustrating the ongoing activity across the landscape.
This event unfolds during a broader national fire year that typically runs from December to March. So far in 2026, a total of 15,075,205 hectares have burned across the country, tracking 57% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Australia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 280 ha (692 acres) — about 2.8 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 15,075,205 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 57% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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