EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Marsden Park Bushfire

Marsden Park Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color Marsden Park 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
JurisdictionFire and Rescue NSW

The story so far

Summary written on Oct 25, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire is currently being managed by Fire and Rescue NSW near Marsden Park, Australia, where satellites have detected two heat signatures over the past 48 hours, indicating the current spread of the fire in the region.

This incident occurs during the typical regional fire season, which runs from December to March. Across the country, 18,464,154 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 47% below the two-decade average for Australia.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 18,464,154 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 47% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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