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Fire near Roper Gulf (NT)

Satellite detection (unconfirmed)

Very intense fire near Roper Gulf (NT), first detected 29 Sep 2026 and last seen . It has been picked up by 275 satellite detections, peaking at 362 MW.

Status
Active
First detected
29 Sep 2026, 03:37 UTC
Last detected
2 Oct 2026, 03:17 UTC
Duration
71.7 h
Detections
275
Peak intensity (FRP)
362 MW
Peaked at
2 Oct, 02:27 UTC
Fire footprint
6.0 km × 12 km
Detection sources
260 DEA, 15 FIRMS
State
NT
Confirmation
Satellite only
Data source
DEA,FIRMS

How this fire has evolved

Satellite detections per day and the strongest reading each day — a quick sense of when this fire flared up and when it eased. Times are UTC.

DayDetectionsPeak intensitySources
29 Sep 2026 172 70 MW DEA
30 Sep 2026 31 114 MW DEA
1 Oct 2026 47 28 MW DEA, FIRMS
2 Oct 2026 25 362 MW DEA

Satellite detections — 275 hot spots

This fire is 275 satellite heat detections merged into one event across 4 days (260 DEA, 15 FIRMS). Each row is one satellite pass over a burning pixel — all of them are plotted on the map above, where the most recent detections are ringed in white. Tap any point on the map for its time and intensity, or switch on the heat map (top-right) to see where activity concentrated.

Time (UTC)IntensitySourceLatitude, Longitude
2 Oct 2026, 03:17 69 MW DEA -15.265, 134.640
2 Oct 2026, 03:17 92 MW DEA -15.265, 134.659
2 Oct 2026, 03:07 37 MW DEA -15.265, 134.640
2 Oct 2026, 03:07 56 MW DEA -15.265, 134.659
2 Oct 2026, 02:57 80 MW DEA -15.265, 134.640
2 Oct 2026, 02:57 88 MW DEA -15.265, 134.659
2 Oct 2026, 02:36 32 MW DEA -15.265, 134.640
2 Oct 2026, 02:36 52 MW DEA -15.265, 134.659
2 Oct 2026, 02:27 225 MW DEA -15.265, 134.640
2 Oct 2026, 02:27 362 MW DEA -15.265, 134.659
2 Oct 2026, 02:27 27 MW DEA -15.265, 134.678
2 Oct 2026, 02:27 33 MW DEA -15.284, 134.658
2 Oct 2026, 02:27 77 MW DEA -15.246, 134.641
2 Oct 2026, 02:27 122 MW DEA -15.246, 134.660
2 Oct 2026, 02:07 122 MW DEA -15.284, 134.658
2 Oct 2026, 02:07 59 MW DEA -15.284, 134.678
2 Oct 2026, 02:07 46 MW DEA -15.303, 134.658
2 Oct 2026, 01:57 137 MW DEA -15.284, 134.658
2 Oct 2026, 01:57 40 MW DEA -15.284, 134.678
2 Oct 2026, 01:57 65 MW DEA -15.303, 134.658
2 Oct 2026, 01:47 38 MW DEA -15.265, 134.659
2 Oct 2026, 00:57 31 MW DEA -15.284, 134.658
2 Oct 2026, 00:37 25 MW DEA -15.265, 134.659
2 Oct 2026, 00:37 56 MW DEA -15.284, 134.658
2 Oct 2026, 00:37 21 MW DEA -15.284, 134.678
1 Oct 2026, 23:47 19 MW DEA -15.284, 134.658
1 Oct 2026, 21:27 28 MW DEA -15.227, 134.642
1 Oct 2026, 21:27 12 MW DEA -15.227, 134.660
1 Oct 2026, 05:16 2 MW DEA -15.234, 134.656
1 Oct 2026, 05:16 3 MW FIRMS -15.234, 134.657
1 Oct 2026, 04:57 8 MW FIRMS -15.271, 134.661
1 Oct 2026, 04:57 4 MW FIRMS -15.232, 134.658
1 Oct 2026, 04:57 5 MW FIRMS -15.229, 134.658
1 Oct 2026, 04:56 5 MW DEA -15.271, 134.660
1 Oct 2026, 04:56 4 MW DEA -15.232, 134.658
1 Oct 2026, 04:56 5 MW DEA -15.228, 134.657
1 Oct 2026, 04:45 — DEA -15.224, 134.658
1 Oct 2026, 04:45 — DEA -15.228, 134.654
1 Oct 2026, 04:45 — DEA -15.228, 134.658
1 Oct 2026, 04:20 16 MW DEA -15.280, 134.668
1 Oct 2026, 04:20 20 MW DEA -15.273, 134.667
1 Oct 2026, 04:20 8 MW DEA -15.319, 134.666
1 Oct 2026, 04:20 8 MW DEA -15.283, 134.666
1 Oct 2026, 04:20 8 MW DEA -15.278, 134.670
1 Oct 2026, 04:20 7 MW DEA -15.274, 134.670
1 Oct 2026, 04:20 7 MW DEA -15.271, 134.669
1 Oct 2026, 04:20 7 MW DEA -15.271, 134.665
1 Oct 2026, 04:20 8 MW DEA -15.272, 134.660
1 Oct 2026, 04:20 5 MW DEA -15.268, 134.664
1 Oct 2026, 04:20 14 MW DEA -15.228, 134.661
1 Oct 2026, 04:20 15 MW DEA -15.229, 134.652
1 Oct 2026, 04:20 7 MW DEA -15.230, 134.659
1 Oct 2026, 04:20 15 MW DEA -15.231, 134.654
1 Oct 2026, 04:20 7 MW DEA -15.226, 134.663
1 Oct 2026, 04:19 8 MW FIRMS -15.319, 134.666
1 Oct 2026, 04:19 8 MW FIRMS -15.282, 134.666
1 Oct 2026, 04:19 8 MW FIRMS -15.278, 134.670
1 Oct 2026, 04:19 7 MW FIRMS -15.274, 134.670
1 Oct 2026, 04:19 9 MW FIRMS -15.272, 134.660
1 Oct 2026, 04:19 7 MW FIRMS -15.271, 134.665
1 Oct 2026, 04:19 7 MW FIRMS -15.271, 134.669
1 Oct 2026, 04:19 5 MW FIRMS -15.268, 134.664
1 Oct 2026, 04:19 15 MW FIRMS -15.231, 134.654
1 Oct 2026, 04:19 7 MW FIRMS -15.230, 134.659
1 Oct 2026, 04:19 7 MW FIRMS -15.226, 134.663
1 Oct 2026, 04:08 — DEA -15.269, 134.666
1 Oct 2026, 04:08 — DEA -15.273, 134.666
1 Oct 2026, 04:08 — DEA -15.277, 134.666
1 Oct 2026, 04:08 — DEA -15.318, 134.662
1 Oct 2026, 04:08 — DEA -15.224, 134.658
1 Oct 2026, 04:08 — DEA -15.228, 134.651
1 Oct 2026, 04:08 — DEA -15.228, 134.654
30 Sep 2026, 15:48 2 MW DEA -15.276, 134.664
30 Sep 2026, 15:48 2 MW DEA -15.276, 134.664
30 Sep 2026, 05:35 33 MW DEA -15.304, 134.671
30 Sep 2026, 05:35 22 MW DEA -15.291, 134.668
30 Sep 2026, 05:35 29 MW DEA -15.295, 134.674
30 Sep 2026, 05:35 38 MW DEA -15.298, 134.661
30 Sep 2026, 05:35 35 MW DEA -15.301, 134.667
30 Sep 2026, 05:35 13 MW DEA -15.295, 134.666
30 Sep 2026, 05:35 13 MW DEA -15.288, 134.664
30 Sep 2026, 05:35 6 MW DEA -15.308, 134.666
30 Sep 2026, 05:35 19 MW DEA -15.301, 134.664
30 Sep 2026, 05:35 16 MW DEA -15.299, 134.671
30 Sep 2026, 05:35 16 MW DEA -15.293, 134.670
30 Sep 2026, 05:35 19 MW DEA -15.294, 134.663
30 Sep 2026, 05:22 — DEA -15.296, 134.666
30 Sep 2026, 05:15 66 MW DEA -15.302, 134.664
30 Sep 2026, 04:39 114 MW DEA -15.295, 134.667
30 Sep 2026, 04:39 53 MW DEA -15.296, 134.660
30 Sep 2026, 04:39 2 MW DEA -15.322, 134.662
30 Sep 2026, 04:39 52 MW DEA -15.294, 134.661
30 Sep 2026, 04:39 4 MW DEA -15.291, 134.664
30 Sep 2026, 04:39 114 MW DEA -15.295, 134.667
30 Sep 2026, 04:39 53 MW DEA -15.296, 134.660
30 Sep 2026, 04:39 2 MW DEA -15.322, 134.662
30 Sep 2026, 04:39 52 MW DEA -15.294, 134.661
30 Sep 2026, 04:39 4 MW DEA -15.291, 134.664
30 Sep 2026, 04:27 — DEA -15.288, 134.662
30 Sep 2026, 04:27 — DEA -15.292, 134.658
30 Sep 2026, 04:27 — DEA -15.292, 134.662
30 Sep 2026, 04:27 — DEA -15.296, 134.658
30 Sep 2026, 04:27 — DEA -15.314, 134.662
29 Sep 2026, 17:02 1 MW DEA -15.233, 134.649
29 Sep 2026, 17:02 1 MW DEA -15.261, 134.642
29 Sep 2026, 16:42 1 MW DEA -15.260, 134.646
29 Sep 2026, 16:42 1 MW DEA -15.277, 134.657
29 Sep 2026, 16:42 1 MW DEA -15.278, 134.662
29 Sep 2026, 16:42 1 MW DEA -15.260, 134.646
29 Sep 2026, 16:42 1 MW DEA -15.277, 134.657
29 Sep 2026, 16:42 1 MW DEA -15.278, 134.662
29 Sep 2026, 16:42 1 MW DEA -15.282, 134.661
29 Sep 2026, 16:42 1 MW DEA -15.328, 134.660
29 Sep 2026, 16:42 1 MW DEA -15.282, 134.661
29 Sep 2026, 16:42 1 MW DEA -15.328, 134.660
29 Sep 2026, 16:35 — DEA -15.258, 134.643
29 Sep 2026, 16:07 1 MW DEA -15.233, 134.648
29 Sep 2026, 16:07 1 MW DEA -15.237, 134.651
29 Sep 2026, 16:07 1 MW DEA -15.233, 134.648
29 Sep 2026, 16:07 1 MW DEA -15.237, 134.651
29 Sep 2026, 16:07 1 MW DEA -15.287, 134.659
29 Sep 2026, 16:07 1 MW DEA -15.287, 134.659
29 Sep 2026, 08:47 11 MW DEA -15.322, 134.657
29 Sep 2026, 08:27 16 MW DEA -15.322, 134.657
29 Sep 2026, 08:17 18 MW DEA -15.322, 134.657
29 Sep 2026, 08:07 23 MW DEA -15.322, 134.657
29 Sep 2026, 07:57 21 MW DEA -15.322, 134.657
29 Sep 2026, 07:37 16 MW DEA -15.322, 134.657
29 Sep 2026, 07:27 20 MW DEA -15.322, 134.657
29 Sep 2026, 07:17 19 MW DEA -15.322, 134.657
29 Sep 2026, 06:57 16 MW DEA -15.322, 134.657
29 Sep 2026, 06:47 16 MW DEA -15.322, 134.657
29 Sep 2026, 06:03 8 MW DEA -15.251, 134.651
29 Sep 2026, 05:34 5 MW DEA -15.271, 134.645
29 Sep 2026, 05:34 6 MW DEA -15.266, 134.639
29 Sep 2026, 05:34 2 MW DEA -15.239, 134.643
29 Sep 2026, 05:34 5 MW DEA -15.240, 134.644
29 Sep 2026, 05:34 14 MW DEA -15.322, 134.662
29 Sep 2026, 05:34 7 MW DEA -15.324, 134.658
29 Sep 2026, 05:34 11 MW DEA -15.326, 134.656
29 Sep 2026, 05:34 14 MW DEA -15.319, 134.659
29 Sep 2026, 05:21 — DEA -15.262, 134.636
29 Sep 2026, 05:21 — DEA -15.314, 134.654
29 Sep 2026, 05:21 — DEA -15.318, 134.654
29 Sep 2026, 05:21 — DEA -15.322, 134.651
29 Sep 2026, 05:21 — DEA -15.322, 134.654
29 Sep 2026, 05:21 — DEA -15.326, 134.651
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 8 MW DEA -15.276, 134.649
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 8 MW DEA -15.272, 134.648
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 6 MW DEA -15.268, 134.647
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 6 MW DEA -15.269, 134.643
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 6 MW DEA -15.265, 134.643
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 14 MW DEA -15.265, 134.639
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 13 MW DEA -15.264, 134.638
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 14 MW DEA -15.242, 134.638
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 37 MW DEA -15.238, 134.637
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 8 MW DEA -15.276, 134.649
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 8 MW DEA -15.272, 134.648
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 6 MW DEA -15.268, 134.647
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 6 MW DEA -15.269, 134.643
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 6 MW DEA -15.265, 134.643
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 14 MW DEA -15.265, 134.639
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 13 MW DEA -15.264, 134.638
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 14 MW DEA -15.242, 134.638
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 37 MW DEA -15.238, 134.637
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 7 MW DEA -15.317, 134.664
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 7 MW DEA -15.312, 134.664
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 13 MW DEA -15.308, 134.663
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 13 MW DEA -15.300, 134.661
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 6 MW DEA -15.292, 134.656
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 6 MW DEA -15.288, 134.655
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 8 MW DEA -15.284, 134.654
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 8 MW DEA -15.280, 134.654
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 8 MW DEA -15.281, 134.650
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 7 MW DEA -15.317, 134.664
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 7 MW DEA -15.312, 134.664
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 13 MW DEA -15.308, 134.663
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 13 MW DEA -15.300, 134.661
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 6 MW DEA -15.292, 134.656
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 6 MW DEA -15.288, 134.655
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 8 MW DEA -15.284, 134.654
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 8 MW DEA -15.280, 134.654
29 Sep 2026, 04:58 8 MW DEA -15.281, 134.650
29 Sep 2026, 04:47 42 MW DEA -15.246, 134.622
29 Sep 2026, 04:47 52 MW DEA -15.246, 134.641
29 Sep 2026, 04:44 — DEA -15.236, 134.632
29 Sep 2026, 04:44 — DEA -15.236, 134.636
29 Sep 2026, 04:44 — DEA -15.239, 134.636
29 Sep 2026, 04:44 — DEA -15.262, 134.632
29 Sep 2026, 04:44 — DEA -15.262, 134.636
29 Sep 2026, 04:44 — DEA -15.266, 134.639
29 Sep 2026, 04:44 — DEA -15.266, 134.643
29 Sep 2026, 04:44 — DEA -15.288, 134.651
29 Sep 2026, 04:44 — DEA -15.307, 134.658
29 Sep 2026, 04:17 36 MW DEA -15.246, 134.641
29 Sep 2026, 04:13 19 MW DEA -15.247, 134.634
29 Sep 2026, 04:13 6 MW DEA -15.281, 134.650
29 Sep 2026, 04:13 6 MW DEA -15.276, 134.649
29 Sep 2026, 04:13 7 MW DEA -15.271, 134.649
29 Sep 2026, 04:13 7 MW DEA -15.267, 134.643
29 Sep 2026, 04:13 11 MW DEA -15.268, 134.638
29 Sep 2026, 04:13 7 MW DEA -15.275, 134.650
29 Sep 2026, 04:13 7 MW DEA -15.271, 134.645
29 Sep 2026, 04:13 15 MW DEA -15.267, 134.639
29 Sep 2026, 04:13 10 MW DEA -15.240, 134.636
29 Sep 2026, 04:13 12 MW DEA -15.314, 134.662
29 Sep 2026, 04:13 5 MW DEA -15.326, 134.656
29 Sep 2026, 04:13 8 MW DEA -15.316, 134.660
29 Sep 2026, 04:13 8 MW DEA -15.311, 134.664
29 Sep 2026, 04:13 9 MW DEA -15.307, 134.663
29 Sep 2026, 04:13 7 MW DEA -15.289, 134.656
29 Sep 2026, 04:13 7 MW DEA -15.284, 134.655
29 Sep 2026, 04:07 35 MW DEA -15.246, 134.622
29 Sep 2026, 04:00 — DEA -15.236, 134.632
29 Sep 2026, 04:00 — DEA -15.239, 134.632
29 Sep 2026, 04:00 — DEA -15.266, 134.636
29 Sep 2026, 04:00 — DEA -15.266, 134.639
29 Sep 2026, 04:00 — DEA -15.269, 134.643
29 Sep 2026, 04:00 — DEA -15.277, 134.647
29 Sep 2026, 04:00 — DEA -15.281, 134.651
29 Sep 2026, 04:00 — DEA -15.284, 134.651
29 Sep 2026, 04:00 — DEA -15.288, 134.651
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 24 MW DEA -15.272, 134.639
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 20 MW DEA -15.267, 134.643
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 22 MW DEA -15.268, 134.630
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 6 MW DEA -15.282, 134.650
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 13 MW DEA -15.269, 134.635
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 13 MW DEA -15.269, 134.642
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 8 MW DEA -15.262, 134.635
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 9 MW DEA -15.248, 134.640
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 11 MW DEA -15.240, 134.646
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 9 MW DEA -15.241, 134.639
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 22 MW DEA -15.270, 134.640
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 12 MW DEA -15.271, 134.633
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 12 MW DEA -15.264, 134.633
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 10 MW DEA -15.243, 134.638
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 10 MW DEA -15.242, 134.644
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 24 MW DEA -15.272, 134.639
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 20 MW DEA -15.267, 134.643
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 22 MW DEA -15.268, 134.630
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 6 MW DEA -15.282, 134.650
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 13 MW DEA -15.269, 134.642
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 8 MW DEA -15.262, 134.635
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 9 MW DEA -15.248, 134.640
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 11 MW DEA -15.240, 134.646
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 9 MW DEA -15.241, 134.639
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 22 MW DEA -15.270, 134.640
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 12 MW DEA -15.271, 134.633
29 Sep 2026, 03:54 10 MW DEA -15.242, 134.644
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.236, 134.632
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.236, 134.636
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.236, 134.639
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.236, 134.643
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.239, 134.632
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.239, 134.636
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.239, 134.639
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.239, 134.643
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.243, 134.632
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.243, 134.636
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.258, 134.628
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.258, 134.632
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.262, 134.628
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.262, 134.632
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.266, 134.628
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.266, 134.632
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.266, 134.636
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.266, 134.639
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.269, 134.628
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.269, 134.632
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.269, 134.636
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.269, 134.639
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.277, 134.647
29 Sep 2026, 03:41 — DEA -15.281, 134.647
29 Sep 2026, 03:37 31 MW DEA -15.246, 134.622
29 Sep 2026, 03:37 70 MW DEA -15.246, 134.641

Other fires nearby

This is an unconfirmed satellite detection, not an official warning. Satellites detect heat, which may be a bushfire, a hazard-reduction burn, or industrial activity. Always check the official source and, in an emergency, call 000.

Official information for NT: NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services.

Frequently asked questions

Is this a real bushfire?

Unless it is marked as matched to an official incident, this is an unconfirmed satellite detection. Satellites detect heat, which can be a bushfire, a hazard-reduction burn or an industrial source. Check the official warnings for confirmation.

What does “peak intensity (FRP)” mean?

FRP (fire radiative power, in megawatts) is how much heat the fire was giving off when a satellite detected it. The peak is the highest reading across all detections — a rough guide to how intense the fire has been.

Why are several nearby detections shown as one fire?

We group satellite detections that are close together in space and time into a single fire event, so a fire front seen across multiple passes appears as one fire rather than scattered dots.

How do I get the official information for this fire?

Follow the official source link on this page (where available) and your state fire agency. In an emergency call 000.