🇦🇺 Australia: wildfires in September 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 22 significant fire ignitions in Australia (September 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 3 September at 09:12.
Busiest day: 2 September, with 8 ignitions detected.
"In September 2026, kanari detected 22 significant wildfires in Australia, 17 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 1093 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kununurra | 2 Sept, 06:27 | 25 | 1093 |
| Moree | 1 Sept, 08:28 | 9 | 426 |
| Springsure | 3 Sept, 04:37 | 7 | 394 |
| Wondai | 3 Sept, 03:48 | 2 | 179 |
| Kirkwood | 3 Sept, 03:47 | 11 | 170 |
| Alyangula | 3 Sept, 03:36 | 4 | 157 |
| Childers | 2 Sept, 04:17 | 2 | 150 |
| Bombala | 3 Sept, 03:38 | 4 | 142 |
| Alton Downs | 3 Sept, 03:27 | 6 | 137 |
| Monto | 2 Sept, 04:47 | 2 | 134 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, Australia, September 2026: 22 significant ignitions. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-09-03.
Methodology: only significant fires are archived (corroborated by witnesses, or above detection and power thresholds); totals are not comparable to exhaustive official tallies. Full methodology and licence.
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