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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Key facts
Source: NSW Rural Fire ServiceThe story so far
An active wildfire is currently burning near Lake Brewster, Australia, monitored by the Rural Fire Service.
This fire occurs within a region where the typical fire season runs from December to March. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape has seen 18,583,578 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 47% below the two-decade average.
The bigger picture in Australia
Across Australia, roughly 18,583,578 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 47% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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