EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Lennox Head Bushfire

Lennox Head Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color Lennox Head 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
JurisdictionRural Fire Service

The story so far

A wildfire that burned near Lennox Head, Australia, managed by the Rural Fire Service, has now ended. The typical fire season in this region runs from December to March.

Across the country, 21,773,050 hectares have burned so far in 2026, which is 37% below the two-decade average.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 21,773,050 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 37% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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