EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Shanes Park Bushfire

Shanes Park Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color Shanes Park 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.

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🟠 orange = fire right now

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Key facts

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
JurisdictionRural Fire Service

The story so far

The Rural Fire Service reports that a wildfire near Shanes Park, Australia, has ended. Satellites detected two heat signatures nearby in the final 48 hours of the incident.

This event occurred within the region's typical fire season, which runs from December to March. Across the country, 18,942,375 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 46% below the two-decade average.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 18,942,375 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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