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Fire near Sunshine Coast (QLD)

Confirmed by official incident

Official warning: Advice (FIRE VEGETATION) — QFD · official source

Intense fire near Sunshine Coast (QLD), first detected 1 Oct 2026 and last seen . It has been picked up by 28 satellite detections, peaking at 56 MW.

Status
Active
First detected
1 Oct 2026, 20:08 UTC
Last detected
2 Oct 2026, 02:38 UTC
Duration
6.5 h
Detections
28
Peak intensity (FRP)
56 MW
Peaked at
1 Oct, 21:38 UTC
Fire footprint
4.6 km × 4.7 km
Detection sources
27 DEA, 1 FIRMS
State
QLD
Confirmation
Official
Data source
DEA,FIRMS

Official incident details

Warning level
Advice
Type
Fire
Status
FIRE VEGETATION
Agency
QFD
Updated
Official advice (verbatim):
Avoid Smoke (Hazard Reduction Burn)

Official source ↗

Crew, appliance and aircraft numbers aren't published in Australia's open incident feeds, so we can't list firefighters here — follow the official source above for operational detail.

Satellite detections — 28 hot spots

This fire is 28 satellite heat detections merged into one event across 1 day (27 DEA, 1 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
1 Oct 2026, 23:28 14 MW DEA -26.788, 152.837
1 Oct 2026, 23:18 17 MW DEA -26.788, 152.837
1 Oct 2026, 23:08 13 MW DEA -26.787, 152.815
1 Oct 2026, 23:08 22 MW DEA -26.788, 152.837
1 Oct 2026, 22:58 15 MW DEA -26.787, 152.815
1 Oct 2026, 22:58 22 MW DEA -26.788, 152.837
1 Oct 2026, 22:48 40 MW DEA -26.788, 152.837
1 Oct 2026, 22:40 46 MW FIRMS -26.771, 152.834
1 Oct 2026, 22:08 10 MW DEA -26.766, 152.813
1 Oct 2026, 22:08 39 MW DEA -26.766, 152.834
1 Oct 2026, 21:38 37 MW DEA -26.766, 152.834
1 Oct 2026, 21:38 43 MW DEA -26.787, 152.815
1 Oct 2026, 21:38 56 MW DEA -26.788, 152.837
1 Oct 2026, 20:58 13 MW DEA -26.766, 152.813
1 Oct 2026, 20:58 37 MW DEA -26.766, 152.834
1 Oct 2026, 20:58 32 MW DEA -26.788, 152.837
1 Oct 2026, 20:48 50 MW DEA -26.766, 152.834
1 Oct 2026, 20:48 15 MW DEA -26.787, 152.815
1 Oct 2026, 20:48 42 MW DEA -26.788, 152.837
1 Oct 2026, 20:38 19 MW DEA -26.766, 152.834
1 Oct 2026, 20:38 29 MW DEA -26.787, 152.815
1 Oct 2026, 20:38 55 MW DEA -26.788, 152.837
1 Oct 2026, 20:28 15 MW DEA -26.766, 152.834
1 Oct 2026, 20:28 21 MW DEA -26.787, 152.815
1 Oct 2026, 20:28 53 MW DEA -26.788, 152.837
1 Oct 2026, 20:18 24 MW DEA -26.766, 152.834
1 Oct 2026, 20:18 44 MW DEA -26.788, 152.837
1 Oct 2026, 20:08 30 MW DEA -26.788, 152.837

📅 All fires on 1 Oct 2026

Other fires nearby

This satellite fire has been matched to an official incident (see the warning above). The official advice is the authority — always follow your fire agency, and in an emergency call 000.

Official information for QLD: Queensland Fire Department.

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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.