Current bushfires in Australia

Q: Are these confirmed bushfires?

Only the ones marked ✓ Confirmed, which match an official incident. The rest are unconfirmed satellite detections — heat that may be a bushfire, a hazard-reduction burn or an industrial source. Always check the official warnings.

346 significant fires currently detected by satellite across Australia, updated just now. Fires marked ✓ Confirmed match an official incident; the rest are unconfirmed satellite detections — always follow official warnings.

About these fire events

Each entry is a fire event — a cluster of nearby satellite heat detections grouped across passes into one fire with its own page. That page shows the burnt-area perimeter (where mapped), every satellite hotspot, how the fire has evolved day by day, and any matching official incident. Nearby detections of the same fire front are merged so a big fire appears once, not as scattered dots.

Satellites see a location only when they pass over and cloud or smoke does not block the view, so a real fire can be missed for hours; and any strong heat source can register, so treat unconfirmed detections with care. For life-safety information always use the official warnings and call 000 in an emergency.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as a “significant” fire in this list?

A fire that persisted across satellite passes or burned intensely enough to stand out — a filter that removes brief, faint or likely-industrial detections. Smaller or newer detections still show on the live map as you zoom in.

Are these confirmed bushfires?

Only the ones marked ✓ Confirmed, which match an official incident. The rest are unconfirmed satellite detections — heat that may be a bushfire, a hazard-reduction burn or an industrial source. Always check the official warnings.

How is the list ordered?

Fires are grouped by state and territory, and within each group the most intense (highest peak radiative power) appear first. Open any state to focus on that jurisdiction.

Why did a fire disappear from the list?

When satellites stop detecting heat at a location — because the fire is out, or hidden by cloud or smoke — it drops out of the current list. You can still find it under Browse by day.