EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Spring Flat Bushfire

Spring Flat Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color Spring Flat 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 31, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

The Rural Fire Service has successfully contained a wildfire near Spring Flat in Australia, bringing a halt to threats in the area. The blaze unfolded within a region where the typical fire season spans from December to March.

This incident occurs against a broader backdrop across the country, where 18,942,375 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 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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