Where Is the Fire in Australia — Check the Map
To find where the fire is in Australia, start with the satellite map below — it shows hotspots detected over recent days. But judging real danger depends on state service bulletins, not the map alone.
Data: Open-Meteo · refreshed every 15 minutes
Three sources you must combine
- The satellite map tells you where something is burning right now. It does not tell you whether it is dangerous or whether a road is passable.
- The Fire Danger Rating for a specific area tells you how readily fire will spread once it starts.
- State fire service warnings tell you what to do: watch, prepare, or leave immediately.
Fire map — Australia
Each dot is a thermal anomaly detected from orbit. Tap a dot for radiative power and the satellite pass time.
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Satellites pass over a given point a few times a day, so a fire may appear with a delay. Use this to assess the situation — it does not replace official bulletins from national civil protection. Source: NASA FIRMS.
Hotspot statistics — Australia
Roads and distances
An Australian reality Europeans routinely underestimate: towns can be hundreds of kilometres apart with no fuel and no mobile coverage in between. A fire closing one road can mean a detour of several hundred kilometres — or no detour at all.
Heading into the bush in season, the rule is simple: full tank, water in reserve, route saved offline, road status checked before departure. A highway closed by fire is normal in Australia, not exceptional.
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What to do when fire is close
Australian doctrine differs from the European one and is worth knowing. At Catastrophic the advice is to leave before a fire starts — early morning, or the day before. Late evacuation, once flames are visible, is the leading cause of deaths.
The emergency number is 000; from a mobile 112 also works. Do not rely on being warned — in areas without coverage Emergency Alert will not reach you.
Wind and weather — Australia
Wind direction and speed decide which way a fire runs. Switch the layer to temperature or humidity to judge the risk.
Strong wind, temperatures above 35 °C and humidity below 30% together are the conditions in which fire spreads fastest.