EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Mount Keira Bushfire

Mount Keira Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color Mount Keira 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
JurisdictionRural Fire Service

The story so far

Summary written on Oct 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire is currently burning near Mount Keira in Australia, under the monitoring of the Rural Fire Service. The region's typical fire season spans from December to March.

Across the country, the broader fire context shows that 18,288,371 hectares have burned so far in 2026, which is 47% below the two-decade average.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 18,288,371 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 47% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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