EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Stubbo Bushfire (undated)

Stubbo Bushfire (undated) — Sentinel-2 true color Stubbo Bushfire (undated) — 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 Nov 9, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire is currently burning near Stubbo, Australia, under the response of the Rural Fire Service. This incident is occurring within the region's typical fire season, which runs from December to March.

Nationwide, the broader wildfire landscape reveals that 20,445,493 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 41% below the two-decade average for Australia.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 20,445,493 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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