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Quirindi Bushfire

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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
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The story so far

About 10 km west of Quirindi.

An active wildfire is currently burning near Quirindi, Australia, under the management of the Rural Fire Service. This incident occurs within a region where the typical fire season runs from December to March.

Nationwide, the broader wildfire situation shows that 21,163,141 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that is 39% below the two-decade average for the country.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 21,163,141 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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