ContainedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Toongi Bushfire

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25 hectares
62 acres
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Toongi Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color Toongi Bushfire — 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.

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Key facts

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
JurisdictionRural Fire Service

The story so far

A wildfire spanning 25 ha (62 acres) near Toongi, Australia, is currently contained by the Rural Fire Service. Satellites detected two heat signatures over the past 48 hours in the area, indicating the localized extent of the activity as crews manage the incident.

This fire occurs against a backdrop where 21,026,872 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that is 40% below the two-decade average. In this region, the typical fire season runs from December to March.

In context

This wildfire is currently contained in Australia. So far it has affected roughly 25 ha (62 acres) — about 0.3 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 21,026,872 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 40% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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