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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
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Key facts
Source: NSW Rural Fire ServiceThe story so far
Summary written on Oct 30, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.
Operating during the typical fire season that spans from December to March, an active wildfire is currently burning near Narrandera, Australia, under the response efforts of Fire and Rescue NSW.
This incident unfolds within a broader national landscape where 18,817,633 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 46% below the two-decade average.
The bigger picture in Australia
Across Australia, roughly 18,884,057 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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