EndedUpdated · Source: Queensland Fire Department

Majors Creek Bushfire

Started

Lasted
1 day
from Nov 8, 2026
Majors Creek Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color Majors Creek 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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Key facts

Source: Queensland Fire Department
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The story so far

The wildfire near Majors Creek in Australia, which was managed by QFD after starting on November 8, 2026, has now ended. During the monitoring period, satellites picked up 4 heat detections in the 48 hours leading up to the end of the incident.

This event unfolded within a broader national context where 20,445,493 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 41% below the two-decade average. The region's typical fire season spans from December to March.

In context

This wildfire burned in Australia for less than a day.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 20,445,493 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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