Fire near Queensland (AU)

15.59°S, 144.62°E · first detected on 23 September at 16:40

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 23 September at 16:40 to 22 October at 18:11, that is 29 days, through 5,822 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 40,507 ha.

Detected extent: 40,507 ha
Cumulative power: 37,364 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 214 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 5,822
Estimated emissions: 46.8 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 5 October 2026 to 21 October 2026. An order-of-magnitude estimate from GFAS (ECMWF, Copernicus CAMS): it also counts neighbouring fires in the same cell. Contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information (2026). Published data stop on 21 October 2026.

These four figures cover the polar orbits alone, the ones that measure an area. The pass table below also counts geostationary detections, more frequent but too coarse for geometry, and its power column sums a whole pass where the peak above is that of a single pixel.

“Detected extent” is not “burned area”: it is the union of the ground footprints of the satellite pixels, and a pixel counts in full (375 m for VIIRS, 1 km for MODIS) even when only a forest edge is burning. Compared with press figures it is in practice one and a half to three times the area reported. Detections taken at the edge of the scan swath, too coarse to measure anything at all, are excluded. These figures come from thermal detection and are not an official assessment: only the emergency services and the competent authorities are authoritative.

Replay how the fire spread

The map is framed on this fire's footprint and loads only its detections. The timeline below covers the period in which satellites saw it, from the first to the last detection, with twelve hours before and twenty-four after; the ticks on the bar mark the emergency services' announcements that fall within it. The cursor opens on the most powerful pass, and playback replays the whole fire in about thirty seconds. “1 h” shows what is burning within an hour of the chosen moment : the map then follows the power curve below and empties when it falls. “24 h” stacks twenty-four hours : a fire stays visible between two satellite passes, which come two to four times a day. Both are true, but they say different things.

How the radiative power evolved

One point per satellite pass: the sum of the fire radiative power measured over the fire. This is the curve that says whether the fire eased off or picked up again, which no cumulative figure shows. The window covers 30 days; beyond that, clustering would merge two successive fires in the same place.

Fire dynamics

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Satellite passes in detail

Pass	Power summed over the pass	Detections	Sensor
23 October at 06:44	24 MW	5	N
23 October at 06:37	59 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 06:27	78 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 06:08	202 MW	24	N21
23 October at 05:57	39 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 02:37	253 MW	3	Him9
23 October at 02:27	289 MW	3	Him9
23 October at 02:17	130 MW	2	Him9
23 October at 01:17	59 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 01:07	71 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 00:57	58 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 00:47	40 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 21:17	27 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 19:37	34 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 19:27	48 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 19:17	20 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 18:57	25 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 18:47	45 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 18:11	75 MW	37	N
22 October at 18:07	73 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 17:57	19 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 17:37	52 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 17:35	156 MW	42	N21
22 October at 17:27	47 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 17:07	36 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 16:57	30 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 16:37	31 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 16:27	69 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 16:07	76 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 15:57	50 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 15:47	57 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 14:47	93 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 14:37	48 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 14:27	49 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 14:17	119 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 14:07	50 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 13:57	77 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 13:47	128 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 13:37	142 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 13:17	29 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 13:07	25 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 12:57	44 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 12:47	18 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 12:41	219 MW	7	Terra
22 October at 12:37	126 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 12:27	79 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 12:07	162 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 11:57	168 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 11:47	42 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 11:37	153 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 11:27	128 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 11:17	19 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 11:07	17 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:57	196 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 10:47	266 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 10:27	155 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 09:57	353 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 09:47	257 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 09:37	252 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 09:27	237 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 09:17	265 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 09:07	184 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 08:57	231 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 08:47	215 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 08:37	208 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 08:27	204 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 08:17	302 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 08:07	308 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 08:03	440 MW	9	Aqua
22 October at 07:57	497 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 07:47	333 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 07:37	135 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 07:27	217 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 07:17	133 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 07:07	193 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 07:04	14 MW	2	N
22 October at 06:57	200 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 06:47	61 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 06:27	224 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 06:25	138 MW	12	N21
22 October at 05:43	186 MW	20	N20
22 October at 05:37	171 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 05:21	33 MW	5	N
22 October at 05:17	155 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 03:47	82 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 01:17	31 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 01:07	61 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 00:57	38 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 00:47	29 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 00:37	75 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 00:29	61 MW	3	Terra
22 October at 00:27	78 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 00:17	53 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 00:07	49 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 23:57	29 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 22:27	15 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 21:57	15 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 21:47	28 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 21:07	15 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 20:57	15 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 20:47	15 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 20:37	14 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 20:27	14 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 19:54	18 MW	2	Aqua
21 October at 19:17	35 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 19:07	36 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 18:57	36 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 18:47	20 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 18:37	33 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 18:33	45 MW	27	N
21 October at 18:17	14 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 18:07	36 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 17:57	19 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 17:54	70 MW	26	N21
21 October at 17:47	19 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 17:09	34 MW	14	N20
21 October at 17:07	34 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 16:57	15 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 16:52	5 MW	3	N
21 October at 16:37	36 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 16:27	33 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 16:07	48 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 15:57	76 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 15:47	49 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 15:37	37 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 15:27	18 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 15:17	18 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 15:07	15 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 14:57	17 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 14:47	37 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 14:27	17 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 14:17	54 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 14:07	16 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:47	37 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 13:39	123 MW	4	Terra
21 October at 13:37	72 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 13:27	21 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:17	65 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 13:07	46 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:57	33 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:47	61 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 12:37	52 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 12:27	100 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 12:17	48 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:07	78 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 11:57	69 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 11:47	28 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 11:37	82 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 11:27	48 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 11:17	69 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 11:07	87 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 10:57	37 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 10:47	84 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 10:37	158 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 10:27	133 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 10:17	181 MW	6	Him9
21 October at 10:07	125 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 09:57	137 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 09:47	112 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 09:37	143 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 09:27	186 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 09:17	193 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 09:07	210 MW	6	Him9
21 October at 08:57	284 MW	7	Him9
21 October at 08:47	155 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 06:46	180 MW	16	N21
21 October at 06:02	474 MW	42	N20
21 October at 05:42	567 MW	42	N
21 October at 05:04	169 MW	11	N21
20 October at 18:13	21 MW	12	N21
20 October at 17:31	47 MW	23	N20
20 October at 17:09	21 MW	14	N
20 October at 15:57	36 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 15:47	21 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 15:37	19 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 15:17	21 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 14:57	35 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 14:37	21 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 14:27	16 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 14:17	33 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 14:07	17 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 13:57	34 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 13:47	37 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 13:37	22 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 13:27	36 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 13:17	36 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 13:07	42 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 13:02	77 MW	9	Terra
20 October at 12:57	22 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 12:37	42 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 12:17	20 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 12:07	20 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 11:57	49 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 11:47	27 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 11:27	47 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 11:17	50 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 11:07	51 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 10:57	51 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 10:47	52 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 10:37	31 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 10:27	63 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 10:17	54 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 10:07	80 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 09:57	80 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 09:47	74 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 09:37	71 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 09:27	74 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 09:17	77 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 09:07	112 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 08:57	110 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 08:47	68 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 08:37	72 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 08:27	54 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 08:27	153 MW	9	Aqua
20 October at 08:17	138 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 08:07	105 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 07:57	88 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 07:47	81 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 07:37	89 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 06:37	57 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 06:19	149 MW	16	N20
20 October at 06:17	57 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 06:00	74 MW	10	N
20 October at 05:23	92 MW	7	N21
20 October at 04:57	77 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 03:27	57 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 03:07	67 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 02:47	74 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 02:37	76 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 02:17	159 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 02:07	64 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 00:50	93 MW	6	Terra
19 October at 20:17	15 MW	1	Aqua
19 October at 18:33	45 MW	13	N21
19 October at 17:48	66 MW	33	N20
19 October at 17:29	42 MW	27	N
19 October at 16:52	32 MW	15	N21
19 October at 07:48	175 MW	5	Aqua
19 October at 06:40	118 MW	22	N20
19 October at 06:19	386 MW	44	N
19 October at 05:42	405 MW	32	N21
18 October at 19:39	26 MW	3	Aqua
18 October at 18:07	43 MW	24	N20
18 October at 17:48	34 MW	25	N
18 October at 17:09	46 MW	20	N21
18 October at 13:21	61 MW	5	Terra
18 October at 06:02	12 MW	2	N21
18 October at 05:17	33 MW	4	N20
17 October at 18:05	12 MW	7	N
17 October at 17:31	41 MW	22	N21
17 October at 16:46	14 MW	7	N20
17 October at 12:43	30 MW	3	Terra
17 October at 06:19	199 MW	21	N21
17 October at 05:36	56 MW	4	N20
17 October at 00:31	40 MW	2	Terra
16 October at 20:00	6 MW	1	Aqua
16 October at 18:26	40 MW	37	N
16 October at 17:48	90 MW	46	N21
16 October at 17:03	51 MW	32	N20
16 October at 07:33	148 MW	2	Aqua
16 October at 06:40	203 MW	21	N21
16 October at 05:55	287 MW	37	N20
15 October at 18:43	12 MW	9	N
15 October at 18:07	67 MW	24	N21
15 October at 17:22	93 MW	44	N20
15 October at 17:03	43 MW	24	N
15 October at 13:02	106 MW	10	Terra
15 October at 08:33	130 MW	5	Aqua
15 October at 06:14	302 MW	33	N20
15 October at 05:53	257 MW	23	N
15 October at 05:19	79 MW	9	N21
15 October at 00:52	88 MW	6	Terra
14 October at 20:21	15 MW	1	Aqua
14 October at 18:26	33 MW	13	N21
14 October at 17:41	88 MW	44	N20
14 October at 17:22	57 MW	29	N
14 October at 16:46	48 MW	22	N21
14 October at 07:55	90 MW	4	Aqua
14 October at 06:32	273 MW	30	N20
14 October at 06:14	259 MW	36	N
14 October at 05:36	275 MW	21	N21
13 October at 19:45	14 MW	2	Aqua
13 October at 18:01	68 MW	34	N20
13 October at 17:39	64 MW	31	N
13 October at 17:03	75 MW	22	N21
13 October at 13:21	71 MW	6	Terra
12 October at 18:20	38 MW	24	N20
12 October at 17:22	85 MW	25	N21
12 October at 12:43	50 MW	3	Terra
12 October at 08:16	231 MW	12	Aqua
12 October at 06:51	112 MW	16	N
12 October at 06:14	232 MW	24	N21
12 October at 05:30	116 MW	13	N20
12 October at 00:31	65 MW	3	Terra
11 October at 18:37	21 MW	12	N20
11 October at 18:18	41 MW	21	N
11 October at 17:41	83 MW	35	N21
11 October at 16:59	55 MW	26	N20
11 October at 07:40	117 MW	3	Aqua
11 October at 06:32	257 MW	35	N21
11 October at 05:49	424 MW	43	N20
11 October at 05:30	283 MW	26	N
11 October at 01:31	141 MW	2	Terra
10 October at 18:37	19 MW	15	N
10 October at 17:58	38 MW	21	N21
10 October at 17:16	34 MW	18	N20
10 October at 16:59	12 MW	7	N
10 October at 13:04	72 MW	7	Terra
10 October at 06:08	56 MW	4	N20
10 October at 05:47	8 MW	1	N
10 October at 05:13	171 MW	9	N21
10 October at 00:52	95 MW	7	Terra
9 October at 18:20	21 MW	11	N21
9 October at 17:35	49 MW	25	N20
9 October at 17:16	31 MW	15	N
9 October at 16:40	27 MW	11	N21
9 October at 08:01	285 MW	10	Aqua
9 October at 06:25	203 MW	31	N20
9 October at 06:08	365 MW	54	N
9 October at 05:30	428 MW	40	N21
8 October at 19:52	45 MW	5	Aqua
8 October at 17:54	78 MW	56	N20
8 October at 17:33	72 MW	50	N
8 October at 16:59	67 MW	40	N21
8 October at 13:23	84 MW	9	Terra
8 October at 06:46	279 MW	40	N20
8 October at 06:25	524 MW	49	N
8 October at 05:49	504 MW	69	N21
8 October at 01:14	43 MW	2	Terra
7 October at 18:13	58 MW	33	N20
7 October at 17:54	86 MW	59	N
7 October at 17:16	97 MW	43	N21
7 October at 12:45	100 MW	7	Terra
7 October at 08:25	947 MW	24	Aqua
7 October at 06:44	395 MW	71	N
7 October at 06:08	976 MW	68	N21
7 October at 05:23	617 MW	73	N20
7 October at 00:33	87 MW	6	Terra
6 October at 20:13	67 MW	5	Aqua
6 October at 18:33	13 MW	12	N20
6 October at 18:11	53 MW	37	N
6 October at 17:35	89 MW	58	N21
6 October at 16:52	15 MW	9	N20
6 October at 07:46	191 MW	5	Aqua
6 October at 07:04	153 MW	16	N
6 October at 05:42	366 MW	72	N20
6 October at 05:21	218 MW	34	N
5 October at 18:33	26 MW	20	N
5 October at 17:54	83 MW	41	N21
5 October at 17:09	65 MW	37	N20
5 October at 16:50	24 MW	13	N
5 October at 13:04	79 MW	9	Terra
5 October at 08:46	148 MW	4	Aqua
5 October at 06:46	153 MW	8	N21
5 October at 06:02	348 MW	58	N20
5 October at 05:42	238 MW	32	N
5 October at 05:04	122 MW	11	N21
5 October at 00:54	144 MW	11	Terra
4 October at 18:13	77 MW	50	N21
4 October at 17:29	124 MW	72	N20
4 October at 17:09	77 MW	46	N
4 October at 08:10	399 MW	22	Aqua
4 October at 06:19	852 MW	97	N20
4 October at 06:00	941 MW	102	N
4 October at 05:23	967 MW	76	N21
3 October at 19:58	49 MW	9	Aqua
3 October at 18:33	22 MW	8	N21
3 October at 17:48	115 MW	83	N20
3 October at 17:29	97 MW	69	N
3 October at 16:52	77 MW	38	N21
3 October at 13:25	70 MW	7	Terra
3 October at 07:31	118 MW	2	Aqua
3 October at 06:38	621 MW	101	N20
3 October at 05:42	841 MW	85	N21
3 October at 01:14	101 MW	4	Terra
2 October at 18:05	112 MW	78	N20
2 October at 17:48	144 MW	118	N
2 October at 17:09	110 MW	53	N21
2 October at 12:47	104 MW	6	Terra
2 October at 08:31	41 MW	2	Aqua
2 October at 06:38	376 MW	29	N
2 October at 06:02	203 MW	30	N21
1 October at 18:26	66 MW	51	N20
1 October at 18:05	94 MW	67	N
1 October at 17:31	122 MW	81	N21
1 October at 16:46	24 MW	14	N20
1 October at 07:55	171 MW	4	Aqua
1 October at 06:57	183 MW	16	N
1 October at 06:19	503 MW	51	N21
1 October at 05:36	862 MW	80	N20
1 October at 05:17	89 MW	11	N
30 September at 19:41	21 MW	3	Aqua
30 September at 18:24	75 MW	60	N
30 September at 17:48	157 MW	81	N21
30 September at 17:03	44 MW	32	N20
30 September at 13:06	249 MW	17	Terra
30 September at 08:54	59 MW	1	Aqua
30 September at 06:40	1,595 MW	105	N21
30 September at 05:55	2,013 MW	123	N20
30 September at 05:36	1,210 MW	101	N
30 September at 00:54	222 MW	10	Terra
29 September at 18:43	31 MW	19	N
29 September at 18:07	73 MW	34	N21
29 September at 17:22	62 MW	40	N20
29 September at 17:03	35 MW	19	N
29 September at 08:14	106 MW	4	Aqua
29 September at 06:14	37 MW	4	N20
29 September at 05:53	36 MW	6	N
29 September at 05:19	177 MW	16	N21
28 September at 17:41	71 MW	48	N20
28 September at 17:22	41 MW	17	N
28 September at 16:46	72 MW	23	N21
28 September at 06:32	122 MW	16	N20
28 September at 06:14	221 MW	34	N
28 September at 05:36	178 MW	19	N21
27 September at 18:01	6 MW	5	N20
27 September at 17:39	8 MW	12	N
27 September at 17:03	16 MW	7	N21
27 September at 06:32	21 MW	3	N
27 September at 05:55	3 MW	1	N21
27 September at 00:37	9 MW	1	Terra
26 September at 18:20	14 MW	15	N20
26 September at 18:01	16 MW	14	N
26 September at 17:22	30 MW	16	N21
26 September at 06:51	23 MW	2	N
26 September at 06:14	130 MW	9	N21
25 September at 19:49	4 MW	1	Aqua
25 September at 18:37	12 MW	6	N20
25 September at 18:18	23 MW	12	N
25 September at 17:41	37 MW	29	N21
25 September at 16:59	4 MW	3	N20
25 September at 13:08	18 MW	3	Terra
25 September at 06:32	45 MW	6	N21
25 September at 05:47	69 MW	11	N20
25 September at 05:28	25 MW	6	N
25 September at 00:57	59 MW	4	Terra
24 September at 18:37	1 MW	1	N
24 September at 17:58	31 MW	10	N21
24 September at 17:16	21 MW	9	N20
24 September at 08:22	67 MW	4	Aqua

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