EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Milparinka Bushfire

Milparinka Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color Milparinka 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: NSW Rural Fire Service
JurisdictionRural Fire Service

The story so far

About 55 km southwest of Milparinka.

Summary written on Oct 26, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

A wildfire is currently active near Milparinka, Australia, managed by the Rural Fire Service during the region's typical fire season, which runs from December to March.

Nationwide, the broader landscape is facing significant activity as 18,464,154 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 47 percent below the two-decade average for the country.

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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