EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Swansea Heads Bushfire (undated #2)

Part of a series of fires in the same area. The main one: Wildfire near Swansea Heads (undated)

Swansea Heads Bushfire (undated #2) — Sentinel-2 true color Swansea Heads Bushfire (undated #2) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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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
JurisdictionFire and Rescue NSW

The story so far

A wildfire near Swansea Heads in Australia, managed by Fire and Rescue NSW, has officially ended. The fire occurred within a region where the typical fire season runs from December to March.

Nationwide, the broader wildfire context shows that 18,817,633 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 46% below the two-decade average.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 18,884,057 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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