Middleton Bushfire, QLD (2026) — Map & Containment

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Middleton Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color

Middleton Bushfire — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

Official warning

No official warning in placeThe fire service has not issued a warning for this fire. If it does, it will show here.

Source: Queensland Fire Department · 21 Oct, 10:56 (Brisbane time) See the official warning →

Quick facts

Jurisdiction: QFD

An active wildfire is currently burning near Middleton, Australia, managed by the QFD agency since it started on October 19, 2026. Satellite monitoring over the past 48 hours has detected 55 heat signatures clustered nearby, indicating the ongoing spread of the fire across the area.

The broader fire season in this region typically runs from December to March, yet this incident is already underway. Nationally, the context shows that 17,648,956 hectares have burned so far in 2026, which is 49 percent below the two-decade average.