Wildfire near Stanthorpe

Burning near Stanthorpe in Australia, an active wildfire has scorched 150 hectares (371 acres) since it started on September 18, 2026. The Rural Fire Service is managing the incident, while satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the peak fire radiative power, accompanied by six heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate the current spread.

This event unfolds during a broader national landscape where 14,968,045 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 57 percent below the two-decade average. This activity falls outside the region's typical fire season, which generally runs from December to March.