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Fire near Halls Creek (WA)

Satellite detection (unconfirmed)

Very intense fire near Halls Creek (WA), first detected 29 Sep 2026 and last seen . It has been picked up by 1063 satellite detections, peaking at 896 MW.

Status
Active
First detected
29 Sep 2026, 02:17 UTC
Last detected
2 Oct 2026, 00:16 UTC
Duration
70 h
Detections
1063
Peak intensity (FRP)
896 MW
Peaked at
1 Oct, 14:17 UTC
Fire footprint
31 km × 15 km
Detection sources
920 DEA, 143 FIRMS
State
WA
Confirmation
Satellite only
Data source
DEA,FIRMS

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After — Halls Creek (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-28) Before — Halls Creek (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-25) Before · 2026-09-25 After · 2026-09-28

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

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 133 254 MW DEA
30 Sep 2026 226 282 MW DEA
1 Oct 2026 703 896 MW DEA, FIRMS
2 Oct 2026 1 14 MW FIRMS

Satellite detections — 1063 hot spots

This fire is 1063 satellite heat detections merged into one event across 4 days (920 DEA, 143 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, 00:16 14 MW FIRMS -20.698, 127.306
1 Oct 2026, 20:57 9 MW DEA -20.722, 127.337
1 Oct 2026, 20:17 16 MW DEA -20.702, 127.299
1 Oct 2026, 19:47 71 MW DEA -20.683, 127.280
1 Oct 2026, 19:37 38 MW DEA -20.743, 127.294
1 Oct 2026, 19:37 35 MW DEA -20.742, 127.315
1 Oct 2026, 19:37 19 MW DEA -20.764, 127.292
1 Oct 2026, 19:27 10 MW DEA -20.683, 127.301
1 Oct 2026, 19:17 16 MW DEA -20.683, 127.301
1 Oct 2026, 19:07 15 MW DEA -20.683, 127.301
1 Oct 2026, 18:27 11 MW DEA -20.702, 127.299
1 Oct 2026, 18:27 10 MW DEA -20.683, 127.301
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 15 MW DEA -20.682, 127.323
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 6 MW DEA -20.678, 127.320
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 6 MW DEA -20.685, 127.325
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 15 MW DEA -20.682, 127.323
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 6 MW DEA -20.678, 127.320
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 6 MW DEA -20.685, 127.325
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 24 MW DEA -20.681, 127.310
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 13 MW DEA -20.684, 127.307
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 13 MW DEA -20.684, 127.313
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 6 MW DEA -20.685, 127.319
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 15 MW DEA -20.691, 127.312
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 6 MW DEA -20.692, 127.318
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 6 MW DEA -20.698, 127.318
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 24 MW DEA -20.681, 127.310
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 13 MW DEA -20.684, 127.307
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 13 MW DEA -20.684, 127.313
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 6 MW DEA -20.685, 127.319
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 15 MW DEA -20.691, 127.312
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 6 MW DEA -20.692, 127.318
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 6 MW DEA -20.698, 127.318
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 14 MW DEA -20.683, 127.300
1 Oct 2026, 17:48 14 MW DEA -20.683, 127.300
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 6 MW DEA -20.676, 127.319
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 5 MW DEA -20.677, 127.326
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 9 MW DEA -20.684, 127.325
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 6 MW DEA -20.676, 127.319
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 5 MW DEA -20.677, 127.326
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 9 MW DEA -20.684, 127.325
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 26 MW DEA -20.686, 127.315
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 8 MW DEA -20.682, 127.306
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 7 MW DEA -20.683, 127.312
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 7 MW DEA -20.683, 127.319
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 7 MW DEA -20.689, 127.312
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 7 MW DEA -20.690, 127.318
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 8 MW DEA -20.689, 127.305
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 26 MW DEA -20.686, 127.315
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 8 MW DEA -20.682, 127.306
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 7 MW DEA -20.683, 127.312
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 7 MW DEA -20.683, 127.319
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 7 MW DEA -20.689, 127.312
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 7 MW DEA -20.690, 127.318
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 8 MW DEA -20.689, 127.305
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 22 MW DEA -20.685, 127.303
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 2 MW DEA -20.674, 127.294
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 8 MW DEA -20.682, 127.300
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 22 MW DEA -20.685, 127.303
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 2 MW DEA -20.674, 127.294
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 8 MW DEA -20.682, 127.300
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 6 MW FIRMS -20.678, 127.318
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 5 MW FIRMS -20.678, 127.324
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 6 MW FIRMS -20.677, 127.317
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 6 MW FIRMS -20.698, 127.316
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 6 MW FIRMS -20.691, 127.317
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 15 MW FIRMS -20.691, 127.311
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 7 MW FIRMS -20.691, 127.316
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 7 MW FIRMS -20.690, 127.310
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 8 MW FIRMS -20.690, 127.303
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 6 MW FIRMS -20.685, 127.324
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 6 MW FIRMS -20.685, 127.318
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 9 MW FIRMS -20.684, 127.323
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 13 MW FIRMS -20.684, 127.311
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 7 MW FIRMS -20.684, 127.317
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 13 MW FIRMS -20.684, 127.305
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 7 MW FIRMS -20.683, 127.310
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 14 MW FIRMS -20.683, 127.299
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 8 MW FIRMS -20.683, 127.304
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 8 MW FIRMS -20.682, 127.298
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 2 MW FIRMS -20.675, 127.292
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.673, 127.316
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.673, 127.319
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.677, 127.316
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.677, 127.319
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.681, 127.323
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.677, 127.312
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.681, 127.308
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.681, 127.312
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.681, 127.316
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.681, 127.319
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.684, 127.308
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.684, 127.312
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.684, 127.316
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.684, 127.319
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.684, 127.323
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.688, 127.304
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.688, 127.308
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.688, 127.312
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.688, 127.316
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.692, 127.312
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.696, 127.312
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.696, 127.316
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.677, 127.293
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.677, 127.304
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.681, 127.293
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.681, 127.297
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.681, 127.301
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.681, 127.304
1 Oct 2026, 17:40 — DEA -20.684, 127.304
1 Oct 2026, 17:37 12 MW DEA -20.723, 127.316
1 Oct 2026, 17:27 23 MW DEA -20.682, 127.321
1 Oct 2026, 17:17 10 MW DEA -20.721, 127.398
1 Oct 2026, 17:17 8 MW DEA -20.722, 127.357
1 Oct 2026, 17:17 13 MW DEA -20.702, 127.339
1 Oct 2026, 17:17 19 MW DEA -20.662, 127.323
1 Oct 2026, 17:17 150 MW DEA -20.682, 127.321
1 Oct 2026, 17:17 77 MW DEA -20.702, 127.318
1 Oct 2026, 17:17 23 MW DEA -20.662, 127.282
1 Oct 2026, 17:17 44 MW DEA -20.662, 127.303
1 Oct 2026, 17:17 153 MW DEA -20.683, 127.280
1 Oct 2026, 17:17 322 MW DEA -20.683, 127.301
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 6 MW DEA -20.731, 127.419
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 7 MW DEA -20.704, 127.391
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 7 MW DEA -20.714, 127.400
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 7 MW DEA -20.704, 127.391
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 13 MW DEA -20.717, 127.402
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 7 MW DEA -20.719, 127.400
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 6 MW DEA -20.731, 127.419
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 13 MW DEA -20.717, 127.402
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 7 MW DEA -20.714, 127.400
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 7 MW DEA -20.719, 127.400
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 6 MW DEA -20.688, 127.331
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 6 MW DEA -20.693, 127.336
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 6 MW DEA -20.688, 127.331
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 6 MW DEA -20.693, 127.336
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 2 MW DEA -20.665, 127.330
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 2 MW DEA -20.670, 127.330
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 2 MW DEA -20.671, 127.335
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 7 MW DEA -20.675, 127.334
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 5 MW DEA -20.680, 127.338
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 2 MW DEA -20.665, 127.330
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 2 MW DEA -20.670, 127.330
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 2 MW DEA -20.671, 127.335
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 7 MW DEA -20.675, 127.334
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 5 MW DEA -20.680, 127.338
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 7 MW FIRMS -20.719, 127.399
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 7 MW FIRMS -20.714, 127.400
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 7 MW FIRMS -20.704, 127.391
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 6 MW FIRMS -20.731, 127.419
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 7 MW FIRMS -20.693, 127.336
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 7 MW FIRMS -20.688, 127.331
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 5 MW FIRMS -20.680, 127.338
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 8 MW FIRMS -20.675, 127.334
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 2 MW FIRMS -20.671, 127.335
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 2 MW FIRMS -20.670, 127.329
1 Oct 2026, 17:11 2 MW FIRMS -20.665, 127.330
1 Oct 2026, 17:07 11 MW DEA -20.701, 127.380
1 Oct 2026, 17:07 12 MW DEA -20.722, 127.378
1 Oct 2026, 17:07 10 MW DEA -20.722, 127.337
1 Oct 2026, 17:07 17 MW DEA -20.722, 127.357
1 Oct 2026, 17:07 20 MW DEA -20.701, 127.359
1 Oct 2026, 17:07 279 MW DEA -20.702, 127.299
1 Oct 2026, 17:07 12 MW DEA -20.723, 127.316
1 Oct 2026, 17:07 21 MW DEA -20.662, 127.323
1 Oct 2026, 17:07 189 MW DEA -20.682, 127.321
1 Oct 2026, 17:07 170 MW DEA -20.702, 127.318
1 Oct 2026, 17:07 35 MW DEA -20.703, 127.278
1 Oct 2026, 17:07 11 MW DEA -20.662, 127.282
1 Oct 2026, 17:07 83 MW DEA -20.662, 127.303
1 Oct 2026, 17:07 68 MW DEA -20.683, 127.280
1 Oct 2026, 17:07 678 MW DEA -20.683, 127.301
1 Oct 2026, 17:01 — DEA -20.699, 127.387
1 Oct 2026, 17:01 — DEA -20.703, 127.387
1 Oct 2026, 17:01 — DEA -20.711, 127.394
1 Oct 2026, 17:01 — DEA -20.711, 127.398
1 Oct 2026, 17:01 — DEA -20.714, 127.394
1 Oct 2026, 17:01 — DEA -20.714, 127.398
1 Oct 2026, 17:01 — DEA -20.729, 127.413
1 Oct 2026, 16:57 10 MW DEA -20.662, 127.323
1 Oct 2026, 16:57 24 MW DEA -20.703, 127.278
1 Oct 2026, 16:57 11 MW DEA -20.683, 127.280
1 Oct 2026, 16:57 73 MW DEA -20.683, 127.301
1 Oct 2026, 16:37 187 MW DEA -20.683, 127.301
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.715, 127.301
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.714, 127.297
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.713, 127.293
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.710, 127.298
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.709, 127.294
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 5 MW FIRMS -20.705, 127.295
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 5 MW FIRMS -20.701, 127.296
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 16 MW FIRMS -20.701, 127.292
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 9 MW FIRMS -20.697, 127.297
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 6 MW FIRMS -20.696, 127.297
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 4 MW FIRMS -20.727, 127.298
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.726, 127.294
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.725, 127.291
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 4 MW FIRMS -20.723, 127.299
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.722, 127.295
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.721, 127.292
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 4 MW FIRMS -20.719, 127.300
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.718, 127.296
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.717, 127.292
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 9 MW FIRMS -20.694, 127.301
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 7 MW FIRMS -20.705, 127.272
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 5 MW FIRMS -20.702, 127.280
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 5 MW FIRMS -20.698, 127.281
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 5 MW FIRMS -20.698, 127.278
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 5 MW FIRMS -20.697, 127.274
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 64 MW FIRMS -20.697, 127.293
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 64 MW FIRMS -20.696, 127.289
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 57 MW FIRMS -20.695, 127.293
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.695, 127.286
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 57 MW FIRMS -20.695, 127.290
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.694, 127.282
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.694, 127.286
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.694, 127.278
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.693, 127.282
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.693, 127.275
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.692, 127.279
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.692, 127.275
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.691, 127.287
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.691, 127.283
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.690, 127.279
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.689, 127.283
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.689, 127.276
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.688, 127.280
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.688, 127.276
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.684, 127.277
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 9 MW FIRMS -20.693, 127.298
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 64 MW FIRMS -20.693, 127.294
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 64 MW FIRMS -20.692, 127.290
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 6 MW FIRMS -20.692, 127.298
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 57 MW FIRMS -20.691, 127.294
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 57 MW FIRMS -20.691, 127.291
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 3 MW FIRMS -20.690, 127.287
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 6 MW FIRMS -20.688, 127.299
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.687, 127.295
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.687, 127.292
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.686, 127.288
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.685, 127.284
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.685, 127.280
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.683, 127.296
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.683, 127.292
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.682, 127.289
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.681, 127.285
1 Oct 2026, 16:28 2 MW FIRMS -20.681, 127.281
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 17 MW DEA -20.695, 127.300
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 6 MW DEA -20.696, 127.298
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 9 MW DEA -20.697, 127.298
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 15 MW DEA -20.700, 127.293
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 5 MW DEA -20.701, 127.297
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 5 MW DEA -20.705, 127.296
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 3 MW DEA -20.709, 127.295
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 3 MW DEA -20.710, 127.299
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 3 MW DEA -20.713, 127.294
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 3 MW DEA -20.714, 127.298
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 3 MW DEA -20.714, 127.301
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 3 MW DEA -20.717, 127.293
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 3 MW DEA -20.718, 127.297
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 4 MW DEA -20.718, 127.301
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 3 MW DEA -20.721, 127.292
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 3 MW DEA -20.722, 127.296
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 4 MW DEA -20.722, 127.300
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 3 MW DEA -20.725, 127.291
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 3 MW DEA -20.726, 127.295
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 5 MW DEA -20.726, 127.299
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 9 MW DEA -20.694, 127.302
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 225 MW DEA -20.693, 127.293
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 248 MW DEA -20.694, 127.292
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 2 MW DEA -20.692, 127.279
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 3 MW DEA -20.693, 127.283
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 3 MW DEA -20.694, 127.287
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 57 MW DEA -20.694, 127.290
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 57 MW DEA -20.695, 127.294
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 2 MW DEA -20.692, 127.276
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 2 MW DEA -20.690, 127.280
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 3 MW DEA -20.691, 127.287
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 2 MW DEA -20.689, 127.276
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 3 MW DEA -20.690, 127.284
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 2 MW DEA -20.694, 127.279
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 3 MW DEA -20.694, 127.283
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 3 MW DEA -20.695, 127.287
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 64 MW DEA -20.696, 127.290
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 64 MW DEA -20.696, 127.294
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 2 MW DEA -20.693, 127.275
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 5 MW DEA -20.698, 127.278
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 5 MW DEA -20.697, 127.275
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 5 MW DEA -20.698, 127.282
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 5 MW DEA -20.702, 127.281
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 7 MW DEA -20.705, 127.273
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 2 MW DEA -20.680, 127.282
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 2 MW DEA -20.681, 127.286
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 2 MW DEA -20.682, 127.289
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 2 MW DEA -20.682, 127.293
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 2 MW DEA -20.683, 127.297
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 2 MW DEA -20.687, 127.296
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 2 MW DEA -20.684, 127.277
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 2 MW DEA -20.684, 127.281
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 2 MW DEA -20.685, 127.285
1 Oct 2026, 16:27 2 MW DEA -20.686, 127.288

Showing the 300 most recent of 1063 detections.

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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.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this a real bushfire?

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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?

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