ContainedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Jackadgery Bushfire

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5 acres
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Key facts

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
JurisdictionRural Fire Service

The story so far

A wildfire burning near Jackadgery, Australia, has been successfully contained by the Rural Fire Service. The blaze affected a modest area of 2 hectares, equivalent to 5 acres, within a country that has experienced a total of 21,163,141 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 39% below the two-decade average.

Australia typically experiences its fire season from December to March, a period during which dry conditions and high temperatures heighten the risk of vegetation fires across the region.

In context

This wildfire is currently contained in Australia. So far it has affected roughly 2 ha (5 acres) — about 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 21,163,141 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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