EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Kenthurst Bushfire (undated · E)

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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Key facts

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
JurisdictionRural Fire Service

The story so far

Summary written on Oct 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire is currently burning near Kenthurst, Australia, monitored closely by the Rural Fire Service. Typical for the region's fire season, which generally runs from December to March, this incident contributes to a broader national landscape where 18,288,371 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 47% below the two-decade average.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 18,288,371 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 47% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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