EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Wyongah Bushfire

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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.

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🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Key facts

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
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The story so far

Summary written on Oct 30, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire is currently burning near the city of Wyongah in Australia, monitored closely by Fire and Rescue NSW.

This fire occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from December to March, amid a broader national context where 18,884,057 hectares have burned across the country 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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