EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Sanctuary Point Bushfire

Sanctuary Point Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color Sanctuary Point 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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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Key facts

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
JurisdictionRural Fire Service

The story so far

Summary written on Oct 26, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire is currently burning near Sanctuary Point, Australia, managed by the Rural Fire Service. This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from December to March.

Across the country, the broader fire landscape for 2026 has seen 18,464,154 hectares burned so far, tracking 47% below the two-decade average.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 18,464,154 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 47% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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