EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Snowy Monaro Bushfire

Snowy Monaro Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color Snowy Monaro 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

Summary written on Oct 25, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

A wildfire is currently active near Snowy Monaro in Australia, managed by the Rural Fire Service. The region's typical fire season spans from December to March.

Nationwide, 18,464,154 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 47% below the two-decade average for Australia.

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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