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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: Queensland Fire DepartmentThe story so far
A wildfire is currently active near Malpas Trenton in Australia, having started on November 9, 2026. Responding to the incident is the QFD agency, as the fire continues to burn.
Satellite monitoring reveals the scale of the current activity, with NASA FIRMS detecting four heat signatures in the area over the past 48 hours, indicating the extent to which the fire has spread.
This event occurs within the context of Australia's broader fire landscape, where the typical fire season runs from December to March. So far in 2026, a total of 20,445,493 hectares have burned nationwide, which is 41 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning 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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