EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

St Peters Bushfire

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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

Fire and Rescue NSW responded to a wildfire near St Peters in Australia, which has now ended. The typical fire season in the region runs from December to March.

Nationwide, 18,748,890 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 46% below the two-decade average.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 18,748,890 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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