EndedUpdated · Source: Queensland Fire Department

Tannum Sands Bushfire (Oct 28)

Started

Lasted
1 day
from Oct 28, 2026

Part of a series of fires in the same area. The main one: Wildfire near Tannum Sands

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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: Queensland Fire Department
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The story so far

About 10 km south of Tannum Sands.

Having concluded by October 28, 2026, the wildfire near Tannum Sands in Australia was managed by the QFD before it ended. Although the fire has now finished, satellite monitoring during the event recorded two heat detections within a 48-hour period in the area.

This incident occurred within a broader national landscape where 18,682,452 hectares had burned so far in 2026, tracking 46% below the two-decade average. While the local fire season typically runs from December to March, this event unfolded ahead of that traditional window.

In context

This wildfire burned in Australia for less than a day.

In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 18,682,452 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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