Overall Green Forest fire in Australia from 29 Nov 2025 00:00 UTC to 07 Dec 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (33646 ha) in Australia 29 Nov 2025

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1026006
Countries:	Australia
Start Date - Last detection*:	29 Nov 2025 - 07 Dec 2025
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	33646 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	10017	02 Dec 2025 07:00	GWIS
2	0.5	11812	02 Dec 2025 11:00	GWIS
3	0.5	12322	02 Dec 2025 15:00	GWIS
4	0.5	13838	02 Dec 2025 19:00	GWIS
5	0.5	14231	02 Dec 2025 23:00	GWIS
6	0.5	14439	03 Dec 2025 03:00	GWIS
7	0.5	18722	03 Dec 2025 07:00	GWIS
8	0.5	20238	03 Dec 2025 11:00	GWIS
9	0.5	21311	03 Dec 2025 15:00	GWIS
10	0.5	25408	03 Dec 2025 19:00	GWIS
11	0.5	25927	04 Dec 2025 07:00	GWIS
12	0.5	29980	04 Dec 2025 11:00	GWIS
13	0.5	30131	04 Dec 2025 15:00	GWIS
14	0.5	30903	04 Dec 2025 23:00	GWIS
15	0.5	31302	05 Dec 2025 07:00	GWIS
16	0.5	31381	05 Dec 2025 11:00	GWIS
17	0.5	31418	05 Dec 2025 19:00	GWIS
18	0.5	31427	06 Dec 2025 07:00	GWIS
19	0.5	32655	06 Dec 2025 19:00	GWIS
20	0.5	32667	06 Dec 2025 23:00	GWIS
21	0.5	32793	07 Dec 2025 07:00	GWIS
22	0.5	33646	14 Dec 2025 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Australia , Territory of Northern Territory (population 161,294) .

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Northern Territory	Australia	160000 people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Distance
Delamere		223	37 km
Victoria R. Downs	VCD	unknown	105 km
Coolibah	COB	unknown	109 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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