Wildfires in Etheridge
Etheridge, Australia, has had 137 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 1,936,449 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 49% of its area. Fire danger today: very low (FWI 0).
Only fires of 5,000 ha or more get an entry: smaller ones are not in the lists or the totals on this page.
Fire danger, today and the coming days
FWI computed from the Open-Meteo forecast- Thu 22 Very low 30° · 51 % · 32 km/h
- Fri 23 Very low 29° · 57 % · 31 km/h
- Sat 24 Very low 31° · 48 % · 29 km/h
- Sun 25 Low 32° · 46 % · 27 km/h
- Mon 26 Very low 34° · 43 % · 22 km/h
- Tue 27 Very low 32° · 51 % · 27 km/h
- Wed 28 Moderate 36° · 31 % · 39 km/h
- Thu 29 Low 36° · 28 % · 43 km/h
- Fri 30 Very low 35° · 36 % · 33 km/h
Canadian Fire Weather Index, the same system Copernicus uses, computed by WorldFires from the weather forecast and two months of past weather for fuel state. It is an estimate per municipality, not an official warning: warnings are issued by each country’s emergency service.
The municipality and its fires
Since 2016
- 1,936,449
- hectares burned
- 49 %
- of its area
- 137
- fires
- 39,398
- km²
Hectares per year
Fires that entered Etheridge
- 4,983 ha Etheridge fire, 18 October 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,105 ha in total · 6 days
- 10,501 ha Etheridge fire, 8 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 10,437 ha in total · 10 days
- 1,255 ha Etheridge fire, 12 December 2025 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 7,393 ha in total · 3 days
- 9,589 ha Etheridge fire, 9 December 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 14,498 ha in total · 7 days
- 10,293 ha Etheridge fire, 8 December 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 10,192 ha in total · 8 days
- 5,380 ha Etheridge fire, 7 December 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,330 ha in total · 8 days
- 5,472 ha Etheridge fire, 5 December 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,433 ha in total · 10 days
- 24,138 ha Etheridge fire, 2 December 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 23,889 ha in total · 13 days
- 15,521 ha Etheridge fire, 2 December 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 15,390 ha in total · 14 days
- 8,127 ha Etheridge fire, 2 December 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,440 ha in total · 12 days
- 14,125 ha Etheridge fire, 19 November 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 14,049 ha in total · 7 days
- 5,103 ha Etheridge fire, 11 November 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,073 ha in total · 2 days
- 12,567 ha Croydon fire, 9 November 2025 0.3% of the municipality · 16,199 ha in total · 5 days
- 523 ha Mareeba fire, 9 November 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 5,508 ha in total · 4 days
- 8,169 ha Mareeba fire, 5 November 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 106,455 ha in total · 23 days
- 7,496 ha Croydon fire, 3 November 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 34,839 ha in total · 11 days
- 714 ha Mareeba fire, 2 November 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 7,169 ha in total · 1 day
- 50,662 ha Etheridge fire, 29 October 2025 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 51,880 ha in total · 22 days
- 19,319 ha Etheridge fire, 28 October 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 19,177 ha in total · 18 days
- 9,903 ha Etheridge fire, 25 October 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,893 ha in total · 8 days
- 223 ha Charters Towers fire, 21 October 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 11,016 ha in total · 6 days
- 6,185 ha Croydon fire, 19 October 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 13,956 ha in total · 7 days
- 43,673 ha Etheridge fire, 17 October 2025 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 43,464 ha in total · 10 days
- 328,230 ha Etheridge fire, 16 October 2025 where it started 8.3% of the municipality · 327,753 ha in total · 24 days
- 82,004 ha Mareeba fire, 15 October 2025 2.1% of the municipality · 176,591 ha in total · 27 days
- 44,345 ha Croydon fire, 10 October 2025 1.1% of the municipality · 164,473 ha in total · 47 days
- 20,240 ha Etheridge fire, 3 October 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 25,203 ha in total · 5 days
- 10,123 ha Etheridge fire, September 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 10,091 ha in total · 3 days
- 5,037 ha Etheridge fire, 8 December 2024 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,020 ha in total · 3 days
- 8,276 ha Etheridge fire, 8 December 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,251 ha in total · 4 days
- 8,723 ha Etheridge fire, 23 November 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,666 ha in total · 5 days
- 3,730 ha Etheridge fire, 23 November 2024 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 7,815 ha in total · 5 days
- 8,019 ha Etheridge fire, 22 November 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,998 ha in total · 6 days
- 6,740 ha Etheridge fire, 18 November 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,724 ha in total · 8 days
- 6,889 ha Etheridge fire, 16 November 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,825 ha in total · 4 days
- 62,252 ha Etheridge fire, 6 November 2024 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 61,931 ha in total · 8 days
- 8,505 ha Etheridge fire, 4 November 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,421 ha in total · 12 days
- 43,739 ha Etheridge fire, 3 November 2024 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 43,364 ha in total · 17 days
- 70 ha Croydon fire, 2 November 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 40,037 ha in total · 17 days
- 1,837 ha Etheridge fire, 6 December 2023 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,778 ha in total · 6 days
- 6,263 ha Etheridge fire, 5 December 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,255 ha in total · 8 days
- 7,317 ha Etheridge fire, 5 December 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,262 ha in total · 8 days
- 5,125 ha Etheridge fire, 5 December 2023 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,113 ha in total · 9 days
- 10,254 ha Etheridge fire, 4 December 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 10,243 ha in total · 9 days
- 9,134 ha Etheridge fire, 4 December 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,115 ha in total · 8 days
- 6,913 ha Etheridge fire, 3 December 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,892 ha in total · 6 days
- 8,536 ha Etheridge fire, 19 November 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,532 ha in total · 7 days
- 8,434 ha Croydon fire, November 2023 0.2% of the municipality · 29,994 ha in total · 6 days
- 14,514 ha Etheridge fire, 12 November 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 15,406 ha in total · 10 days
- 6,013 ha Etheridge fire, 12 November 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,983 ha in total · 6 days
- 14,439 ha Richmond fire, November 2023 0.4% of the municipality · 56,964 ha in total · 10 days
- 6,303 ha Etheridge fire, 11 November 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,271 ha in total · 4 days
- 6,770 ha Etheridge fire, 5 November 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 17,902 ha in total · 5 days
- 39,116 ha Etheridge fire, October 2023 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 69,459 ha in total · 16 days
- 5,831 ha Croydon fire, September 2023 0.2% of the municipality · 84,659 ha in total · 9 days
- 9,363 ha Etheridge fire, 14 December 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,284 ha in total · 5 days
- 4,259 ha Etheridge fire, 5 December 2022 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,092 ha in total · 4 days
- 6,277 ha Etheridge fire, November 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,240 ha in total · 4 days
- 15,486 ha Etheridge fire, October 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 15,418 ha in total · 6 days
- 5,549 ha Etheridge fire, January 2022 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,589 ha in total · 4 days
- 11,337 ha Etheridge fire, December 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 11,318 ha in total · 15 days
- 1,098 ha Croydon fire, 5 December 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 18,998 ha in total · 15 days
- 611 ha Mareeba fire, 19 November 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 6,265 ha in total · 6 days
- 6,727 ha Etheridge fire, 18 November 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,719 ha in total · 5 days
- 79 ha Croydon fire, 3 November 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 8,231 ha in total · 4 days
- 21,156 ha Etheridge fire, 3 November 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 21,120 ha in total · 6 days
- 5,866 ha Etheridge fire, 30 October 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,842 ha in total · 5 days
- 7,917 ha Etheridge fire, 28 October 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,902 ha in total · 10 days
- 6,214 ha Etheridge fire, 24 October 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,153 ha in total · 7 days
- 7,745 ha Etheridge fire, 24 October 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,698 ha in total · 7 days
- 19,819 ha Etheridge fire, 23 October 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 19,739 ha in total · 4 days
- 10,666 ha Etheridge fire, 23 October 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 10,629 ha in total · 6 days
- 858 ha Richmond fire, October 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 15,159 ha in total · 6 days
- 11,359 ha Etheridge fire, 22 October 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 18,807 ha in total · 10 days
- 91 ha Flinders (Qld) fire, October 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 6,130 ha in total · 3 days
- 17,300 ha Etheridge fire, December 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 17,260 ha in total · 7 days
- 9,741 ha Etheridge fire, 30 November 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 11,040 ha in total · 14 days
- 11,374 ha Etheridge fire, 28 November 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 16,653 ha in total · 13 days
- 18,041 ha Etheridge fire, 27 November 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 17,899 ha in total · 14 days
- 3,078 ha Mareeba fire, 27 November 2020 0.1% of the municipality · 19,106 ha in total · 12 days
- 6,941 ha Etheridge fire, 22 November 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,932 ha in total · 3 days
- 4,362 ha Richmond fire, November 2020 0.1% of the municipality · 10,323 ha in total · 7 days
- 661 ha Croydon fire, 15 November 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 24,024 ha in total · 11 days
- 11,918 ha Etheridge fire, 14 November 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 26,879 ha in total · 15 days
- 5,176 ha Etheridge fire, 4 November 2020 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,169 ha in total · 6 days
- 6,107 ha Etheridge fire, 4 November 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,102 ha in total · 8 days
- 6,444 ha Etheridge fire, 29 December 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,425 ha in total · 9 days
- 33,564 ha Etheridge fire, 17 December 2019 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 33,535 ha in total · 21 days
- 11,380 ha Etheridge fire, 17 December 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 11,319 ha in total · 18 days
- 15,018 ha Etheridge fire, 16 December 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 14,998 ha in total · 8 days
- 6,568 ha Etheridge fire, 15 December 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,522 ha in total · 4 days
- 5,490 ha Croydon fire, 15 December 2019 0.1% of the municipality · 8,742 ha in total · 9 days
- 29,354 ha Etheridge fire, 15 December 2019 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 29,132 ha in total · 25 days
- 3,243 ha Mareeba fire, 15 December 2019 0.1% of the municipality · 14,582 ha in total · 14 days
- 124,217 ha Etheridge fire, 15 December 2019 where it started 3.2% of the municipality · 123,760 ha in total · 12 days
- 10,989 ha Etheridge fire, 14 December 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 14,333 ha in total · 7 days
- 4,128 ha Croydon fire, 10 December 2019 0.1% of the municipality · 13,750 ha in total · 4 days
- 25,943 ha Etheridge fire, 8 December 2019 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 25,837 ha in total · 6 days
- 3,289 ha Etheridge fire, 6 December 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 9,009 ha in total · 12 days
- 14,720 ha Etheridge fire, November 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 14,597 ha in total · 12 days
- 1,088 ha Etheridge fire, 30 September 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 10,267 ha in total · 6 days
- 13,803 ha Etheridge fire, 7 September 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 14,185 ha in total · 9 days
- 1,022 ha Mareeba fire, 4 September 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 12,364 ha in total · 7 days
- 5,081 ha Etheridge fire, February 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,057 ha in total · 3 days
- 7,004 ha Flinders (Qld) fire, December 2018 0.2% of the municipality · 14,321 ha in total · 20 days
- 12,541 ha Croydon fire, October 2018 0.3% of the municipality · 23,977 ha in total · 8 days
- 6,301 ha Etheridge fire, 26 October 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,284 ha in total · 3 days
- 19,647 ha Etheridge fire, 22 October 2018 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 19,442 ha in total · 9 days
- 9,291 ha Etheridge fire, 16 October 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,270 ha in total · 12 days
- 8,892 ha Etheridge fire, 23 December 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 14,722 ha in total · 8 days
- 7,068 ha Etheridge fire, 23 December 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,034 ha in total · 7 days
- 9,872 ha Charters Towers fire, 14 December 2017 0.2% of the municipality · 37,477 ha in total · 17 days
- 6,640 ha Etheridge fire, 14 December 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,574 ha in total · 6 days
- 8,163 ha Etheridge fire, 10 December 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,143 ha in total · 10 days
- 15,220 ha Etheridge fire, 6 December 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 15,119 ha in total · 17 days
- 5,638 ha Etheridge fire, 5 December 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,590 ha in total · 15 days
- 5,821 ha Etheridge fire, 5 December 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,770 ha in total · 10 days
- 12,410 ha Etheridge fire, 5 December 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 12,284 ha in total · 12 days
- 9,907 ha Etheridge fire, 4 December 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,816 ha in total · 13 days
- 8,511 ha Etheridge fire, 4 December 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 10,453 ha in total · 16 days
- 8,783 ha Etheridge fire, 3 December 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,775 ha in total · 8 days
- 6,262 ha Etheridge fire, 26 November 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,236 ha in total · 2 days
- 4,574 ha Etheridge fire, 18 November 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,043 ha in total · 4 days
- 2,586 ha Mareeba fire, 18 November 2017 0.1% of the municipality · 8,136 ha in total · 3 days
- 15,045 ha Etheridge fire, 15 November 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 15,003 ha in total · 6 days
- 7,255 ha Etheridge fire, 4 November 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,240 ha in total · 5 days
- 6,546 ha Etheridge fire, 20 April 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,519 ha in total · 5 days
- 6,283 ha Etheridge fire, 20 April 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,440 ha in total · 4 days
- 6,931 ha Etheridge fire, 4 December 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,904 ha in total · 6 days
- 32,144 ha Etheridge fire, 3 December 2016 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 54,053 ha in total · 8 days
- 15,555 ha Etheridge fire, 2 December 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 15,437 ha in total · 8 days
- 1,154 ha Charters Towers fire, December 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 6,125 ha in total · 8 days
- 8,483 ha Etheridge fire, 22 November 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,444 ha in total · 5 days
- 5,389 ha Croydon fire, 16 November 2016 0.1% of the municipality · 26,909 ha in total · 8 days
- 8,444 ha Etheridge fire, 10 November 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,553 ha in total · 9 days
- 2,438 ha Carpentaria fire, 7 November 2016 0.1% of the municipality · 9,008 ha in total · 4 days
- 5,489 ha Etheridge fire, August 2016 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,488 ha in total · 13 days
Where this data comes from
Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/Australian Bureau of Statistics (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)). The area per municipality is computed by WorldFires by crossing both. The forecast is from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).