EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

The Gap Bushfire

The Gap Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color The Gap Bushfire — 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

The Rural Fire Service managed a wildfire near The Gap in Australia, which has now ended. This incident occurred during the region's typical fire season, which runs from December to March.

Broader wildfire activity across Australia shows that 18,884,057 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 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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