New South Wales bushfire map
Bushfires in New South Wales right now
Updated
16 fire clusters in New South Wales in the last 48 h (3 significant) Strongest: 33 km W of Maitland, 9 MW.
A live bushfire map and fire map for New South Wales, Australia: every NASA VIIRS hotspot in the state grouped into fire clusters, the strongest fires, the cities near them and where official fire information comes from.
- Fire clusters
- 16 last 48 h
- Significant clusters
- 3 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 37
- Strongest fire
- 9 MW 33 km W of Maitland
- Share of Australia
- 5% 294 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 10
Active fires in New South Wales
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 37 thermal hotspots in New South Wales in the last 48 h, grouped into 16 fire clusters; 3 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 5% of the 294 clusters across Australia.
The most intense is 33 km W of Maitland, peaking at 9 MW (low-intensity) with 7 detections, last seen Sun 3:02 pm local time. No cluster in the state passed 100 MW, so these look like smaller fires, prescribed or agricultural burns rather than a large spreading fire.
10 listed cities in New South Wales have a detection within 80 km; the closest is Wollongong, 4 km from a fire to its SSW.
Fires are assigned to the state of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can show under the neighbouring state.
Fire clusters in New South Wales
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 km W of Maitland | 7 | 9 MW | Sun 3:02 pm | Sun 3:02 pm |
| 4 km SSW of Wollongong | 9 | 8 MW | Sat 3:19 pm | Sun 2:39 am |
| remote New South Wales, 247 km W of Dubbo | 2 | 7 MW | Sat 3:21 pm | Sat 3:21 pm |
| remote New South Wales, 224 km N of Griffith | 4 | 3 MW | Sun 2:39 am | Sun 2:39 am |
| remote New South Wales, 231 km W of Dubbo | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 3:21 pm | Sat 3:21 pm |
| remote New South Wales, 194 km NNW of Dubbo | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 3:21 pm | Sat 3:21 pm |
| 6 km WSW of Tamworth | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 3:21 pm | Sat 3:21 pm |
| remote New South Wales, 300 km WNW of Dubbo | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 3:21 pm | Sat 3:21 pm |
| remote New South Wales, 325 km NW of Tamworth | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 2:37 am | Sun 2:37 am |
| 15 km WNW of Liverpool | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 3:02 pm | Sun 3:02 pm |
| 15 km WNW of Parramatta | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 2:39 am | Sun 2:39 am |
| 114 km W of Dubbo | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 2:39 am | Sun 2:39 am |
| 15 km SSE of Liverpool | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:39 am | Sun 2:39 am |
| remote New South Wales, 274 km WNW of Dubbo | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:39 am | Sun 2:39 am |
| remote New South Wales, 272 km WNW of Dubbo | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:39 am | Sun 2:39 am |
| 56 km NNE of Bathurst | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 2:39 am | Sun 2:39 am |
Cities in New South Wales near a fire
- Wildfires near Wollongong nearest 4 km SSW
- Wildfires near Tamworth, NSW nearest 6 km WSW
- Wildfires near Liverpool, NSW nearest 15 km SSE
- Wildfires near Parramatta nearest 15 km WNW
- Wildfires near Sydney nearest 29 km SW
- Wildfires near Maitland nearest 32 km W
- Wildfires near Bathurst nearest 56 km NNE
- Wildfires near Newcastle nearest 58 km WNW
- Wildfires near Central Coast nearest 61 km SW
- Wildfires near Orange, NSW nearest 78 km ENE
Official fire information and evacuations
GodsView shows satellite detections only, not fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Follow orders from local authorities.
Bushfire warnings in Australia are issued by state services; here that is NSW Rural Fire Service (rfs.nsw.gov.au, Hazards Near Me app). Follow the Australian Warning System levels (Advice, Watch and Act, Emergency Warning).
About this fire map
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fires in other states
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.