EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Queen Elizabeth Park Taree Fire

Queen Elizabeth Park Taree Fire — Sentinel-2 true color Queen Elizabeth Park Taree Fire — 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
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The story so far

Summary written on Nov 6, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Mid-Coast, Australia, the active Queen Elizabeth Park Taree Fire is currently managed by Fire and Rescue NSW. The region typically experiences its fire season from December to March.

Nationwide, the broader fire context shows that 19,515,591 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 44% below the two-decade average.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 19,515,591 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 44% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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