EndedUpdated · Source: Queensland Fire Department

Mount Low Bushfire

Started

Lasted
1 day
from Nov 15, 2026
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Key facts

Source: Queensland Fire Department
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The story so far

Having started on November 15, 2026, the wildfire near Mount Low in Australia has now ended, following response efforts coordinated by the QFD.

This incident occurred within a broader landscape where Australia has recorded 21,773,050 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 37% below the country's two-decade average. In this region, the typical fire season runs from December to March.

In context

This wildfire burned in Australia for less than a day.

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 21,773,050 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 37% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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