EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

South Albury Bushfire

South Albury Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color South Albury 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
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The story so far

Summary written on Oct 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

A wildfire burning near South Albury in Australia has been brought under control, with Fire and Rescue NSW successfully containing the incident.

The fire occurred against the backdrop of Australia's typical fire season, which runs from December to March. Across the country, seasonal conditions have seen 18,288,371 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 47 percent below the two-decade average.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 18,288,371 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 47% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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