Queensland bushfire map
Bushfires in Queensland right now
Updated
80 fire clusters in Queensland in the last 48 h (49 significant) Strongest: remote Queensland, 496 km NW of Cairns, 131 MW.
A live bushfire map and fire map for Queensland, 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
- 80 last 48 h
- Significant clusters
- 49 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 970
- Strongest fire
- 131 MW remote Queensland, 496 km NW of Cairns
- Share of Australia
- 26% 313 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 3
Active fires in Queensland
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 970 thermal hotspots in Queensland in the last 48 h, grouped into 80 fire clusters; 49 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 26% of the 313 clusters across Australia.
The most intense is remote Queensland, 496 km NW of Cairns, peaking at 131 MW (intense) with 43 detections, last seen Mon 2:56 am local time. 2 clusters in the state passed 100 MW, the range of an actively spreading fire front.
3 listed cities in Queensland have a detection within 80 km; the closest is Gladstone, 11 km from a fire to its NW.
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 Queensland
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| remote Queensland, 723 km WSW of Townsville | 129 | 63 MW | Sat 2:23 pm | Mon 1:18 am |
| remote Queensland, 692 km WSW of Cairns | 77 | 119 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| remote Queensland, 709 km WSW of Cairns | 74 | 82 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Mon 2:58 am |
| remote Queensland, 496 km NW of Cairns | 43 | 131 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Mon 2:56 am |
| remote Queensland, 347 km WSW of Townsville | 73 | 22 MW | Sat 2:23 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| remote Queensland, 285 km W of Cairns | 36 | 42 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| remote Queensland, 847 km WSW of Townsville | 49 | 20 MW | Mon 1:18 am | Mon 2:58 am |
| remote Queensland, 408 km WSW of Mackay | 34 | 26 MW | Sat 2:23 pm | Sun 2:04 pm |
| remote Queensland, 274 km NNW of Cairns | 44 | 14 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Mon 1:16 am |
| remote Queensland, 408 km SW of Cairns | 17 | 75 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Mon 1:16 am |
| remote Queensland, 483 km W of Cairns | 6 | 43 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| remote Queensland, 332 km WSW of Townsville | 14 | 16 MW | Sat 2:23 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| remote Queensland, 179 km NW of Cairns | 47 | 8 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Mon 1:16 am |
| remote Queensland, 317 km NNW of Cairns | 15 | 28 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Mon 1:16 am |
| remote Queensland, 477 km W of Cairns | 12 | 24 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| remote Queensland, 533 km NW of Cairns | 24 | 13 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Mon 1:16 am |
| remote Queensland, 171 km WSW of Bundaberg | 13 | 17 MW | Sun 2:04 pm | Sun 2:04 pm |
| remote Queensland, 364 km WSW of Cairns | 28 | 11 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Mon 1:16 am |
| remote Queensland, 757 km SW of Townsville | 18 | 7 MW | Sun 1:37 am | Sun 1:37 am |
| remote Queensland, 456 km NW of Cairns | 21 | 10 MW | Sun 1:33 am | Mon 1:16 am |
| remote Queensland, 526 km NNW of Cairns | 11 | 10 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Mon 1:16 am |
| remote Queensland, 179 km SW of Gladstone | 5 | 21 MW | Sun 2:04 pm | Sun 2:04 pm |
| remote Queensland, 468 km WNW of Cairns | 10 | 14 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| remote Queensland, 467 km NW of Cairns | 8 | 9 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| remote Queensland, 195 km WSW of Mackay | 3 | 17 MW | Sun 2:06 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
Cities in Queensland near a fire
- Wildfires near Gladstone nearest 11 km NW
- Wildfires near Townsville nearest 42 km SW
- Wildfires near Rockhampton nearest 57 km W
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 Queensland Fire Department (fire.qld.gov.au). 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
Related
Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.