ContainedUpdated · Source: Queensland Fire Department

Rewan Bushfire

Started

Burning for
1 day
from Oct 22, 2026
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Rewan Bushfire — NASA satellite

Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS

Key facts

Source: Queensland Fire Department
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The story so far

About 10 km southwest of Rewan.

Managed by the QFD, a wildfire near Rewan, Australia, has reached containment status after starting on October 22, 2026. Satellite monitoring associated with the incident shows a single heat detection over the past 48 hours, reflecting the subdued state of the fire ground as suppression efforts hold the perimeter.

This event unfolds during a broader national fire year in which 17,777,340 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 49% below the two-decade average. For this region of Australia, the typical fire season runs from December to March.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Australia for less than a day.

In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 17,777,340 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 49% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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