Wildfires in Australia today
This site has recorded 211 wildfires in Australia from official sources. One historical event is documented below with its sources.
Live map: wildfires in Australia, last 7 days
Loading live data… · Marker positions are approximate; severity is labelled in each popup. Sources: NASA FIRMS satellite fire zones (25 or more heat detections in about one degree in a day), GDACS and NASA EONET. A satellite heat detection is not a fire warning.
Evacuation orders and fire warnings come from Australia's own fire and civil protection services, not from this map. Recent fires are listed as text below.
Recent wildfires in Australia
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 39 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 93 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 55 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 32 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 46 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 28 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 42 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 97 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 33 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 136 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 44 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 46 satellite detections (24h)
Major wildfires in Australia, historically
What to do in a wildfire
The steps below are the same wherever you are — the hazard does not change because the border does. Read the wildfire safety guide →
Sources and update frequency for every figure on this page are listed on data sources, and the collection method on methodology.