Wildfire near Tenterfield
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Jurisdiction
- Rural Fire Service
An intense wildfire front is currently active near Tenterfield, Australia, where satellites are picking up a heavy concentration of thermal anomalies with 27 distinct heat signatures clustered across the area over the past 48 hours. Managed by the Rural Fire Service, the blaze has already consumed 480 hectares, or 1,186 acres, since it first ignited on September 3, 2026.
This active incident unfolds against a broader national landscape where typical fire seasons usually run from December to March. Despite the ongoing activity near Tenterfield, Australia's wider wildfire totals for 2026 remain subdued, with 13,949,613 hectares burned so far this year—reflecting a figure that sits 60 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Australia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 480 ha (1,186 acres) — about 4.8 km².
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
The bigger picture in Australia
Across Australia, roughly 14,008,100 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 60% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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