EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Lakewood Bushfire

Lakewood Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color Lakewood Bushfire — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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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.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Key facts

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
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The story so far

A wildfire that burned near Lakewood in Australia has officially ended. The incident was managed by Fire and Rescue NSW. The typical fire season in this region runs from December to March.

Looking at the broader environmental context, 2026 has seen 18,817,633 hectares burned so far across the country, a figure that sits 46% below the two-decade average.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 18,817,633 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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