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Wildfire near Maytown

Active · 750 hectares (1,853 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbersDay 2
750Hectares1,853Acres2Days burning

Started on Sep 17, 2026.

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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

An active wildfire spanning 830 hectares (2,051 acres) has been burning near Maytown, Australia, since it started on September 17, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the front, alongside 34 heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, indicating active spread across the landscape.

This incident unfolds during a broader national fire year that typically runs from December to March. Despite current regional activity, Australia's wider fire totals remain below historical baselines, with 14,823,733 hectares burned so far in 2026—marking a 57 percent decrease compared to the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Australia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 750 ha (1,853 acres) — about 7.5 km².

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 14,823,733 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 57% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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