Australia bushfire map

No. Fire Map Today republishes public data from satellites and the state fire agencies to give you one national view. It is not an official warning service. Always follow your state fire agency and emergency broadcasters, and call 000 in an emergency.

Active-fire detections come from NASA/NOAA satellites via Digital Earth Australia Hotspots and NASA FIRMS. Official warnings and incidents come from the state and territory fire services. Fire-danger ratings, air quality and fire boundaries come from the relevant government feeds.

A hotspot is a single satellite heat detection. We group nearby detections of the same fire across satellite passes into one fire event with its own page. Zoom in and the raw satellite hotspots appear so you can see the detail behind each fire.

Satellites only see a location when they pass over and when cloud/smoke does not block the view, so a real fire can be missed for hours. Conversely, satellites detect any heat — which can be a hazard-reduction burn or industrial source, not a bushfire. Treat unconfirmed detections with caution and check the official source.

Satellite hotspots and official warnings refresh several times an hour as new data arrives. Each page shows how long ago its data was updated.

All of Australia — New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory. You can open any state page to focus on that jurisdiction, then drill down to a local government area or suburb.

Fire markers are shaded by intensity (radiative power): yellow for lower intensity, orange for intense and red for very intense. Official warnings use the national colours — red for Emergency Warning, orange for Watch and Act and yellow for Advice. Use the layers control on the map to switch detail layers on or off.

No. The site is free and works in any web browser on phone, tablet or computer — there is nothing to install. You can add it to your home screen if you want quick access.

Yes — visit Get fire alerts to receive an email when official warnings change in your state, or watch a specific fire from its page. It is a convenience service, not the official Emergency Alert.