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Jerrys Plains Bushfire (undated)

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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.

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🟠 orange = fire right now

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Key facts

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
JurisdictionRural Fire Service

The story so far

An active wildfire is currently burning near Jerrys Plains, Australia, falling within a regional fire season that typically runs from December to March. The Rural Fire Service is responding to the incident, while satellite monitoring over the past 48 hours has picked up a nearby heat detection, indicating the current localized extent of the fire front.

This event unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 21,026,872 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that remains 40% below the two-decade average for the same period.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 21,026,872 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 40% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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