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Pokolbin Bushfire

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Pokolbin Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color Pokolbin 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 10 km north of Pokolbin.

A wildfire is currently active near Pokolbin, Australia, monitored by the Rural Fire Service. Satellites have detected 2 heat signatures in the area over the past 48 hours, indicating the active footprint of the blaze within the region's typical fire season, which runs from December to March.

Nationwide, the broader landscape reflects a quieter season than usual. So far in 2026, a total of 21,773,050 hectares have burned across the country, tracking 37% below the two-decade average.

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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