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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
  1. Thu 22 Very low 30° · 51 % · 32 km/h
  2. Fri 23 Very low 29° · 57 % · 31 km/h
  3. Sat 24 Very low 31° · 48 % · 29 km/h
  4. Sun 25 Low 32° · 46 % · 27 km/h
  5. Mon 26 Very low 34° · 43 % · 22 km/h
  6. Tue 27 Very low 32° · 51 % · 27 km/h
  7. Wed 28 Moderate 36° · 31 % · 39 km/h
  8. Thu 29 Low 36° · 28 % · 43 km/h
  9. 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

1617181920212223242526

Fires that entered Etheridge

  1. 4,983 ha Etheridge fire, 18 October 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,105 ha in total · 6 days
  2. 10,501 ha Etheridge fire, 8 October 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 10,437 ha in total · 10 days
  3. 1,255 ha Etheridge fire, 12 December 2025 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 7,393 ha in total · 3 days
  4. 9,589 ha Etheridge fire, 9 December 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 14,498 ha in total · 7 days
  5. 10,293 ha Etheridge fire, 8 December 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 10,192 ha in total · 8 days
  6. 5,380 ha Etheridge fire, 7 December 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,330 ha in total · 8 days
  7. 5,472 ha Etheridge fire, 5 December 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,433 ha in total · 10 days
  8. 24,138 ha Etheridge fire, 2 December 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 23,889 ha in total · 13 days
  9. 15,521 ha Etheridge fire, 2 December 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 15,390 ha in total · 14 days
  10. 8,127 ha Etheridge fire, 2 December 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,440 ha in total · 12 days
  11. 14,125 ha Etheridge fire, 19 November 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 14,049 ha in total · 7 days
  12. 5,103 ha Etheridge fire, 11 November 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,073 ha in total · 2 days
  13. 12,567 ha Croydon fire, 9 November 2025 0.3% of the municipality · 16,199 ha in total · 5 days
  14. 523 ha Mareeba fire, 9 November 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 5,508 ha in total · 4 days
  15. 8,169 ha Mareeba fire, 5 November 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 106,455 ha in total · 23 days
  16. 7,496 ha Croydon fire, 3 November 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 34,839 ha in total · 11 days
  17. 714 ha Mareeba fire, 2 November 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 7,169 ha in total · 1 day
  18. 50,662 ha Etheridge fire, 29 October 2025 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 51,880 ha in total · 22 days
  19. 19,319 ha Etheridge fire, 28 October 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 19,177 ha in total · 18 days
  20. 9,903 ha Etheridge fire, 25 October 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,893 ha in total · 8 days
  21. 223 ha Charters Towers fire, 21 October 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 11,016 ha in total · 6 days
  22. 6,185 ha Croydon fire, 19 October 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 13,956 ha in total · 7 days
  23. 43,673 ha Etheridge fire, 17 October 2025 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 43,464 ha in total · 10 days
  24. 328,230 ha Etheridge fire, 16 October 2025 where it started 8.3% of the municipality · 327,753 ha in total · 24 days
  25. 82,004 ha Mareeba fire, 15 October 2025 2.1% of the municipality · 176,591 ha in total · 27 days
  26. 44,345 ha Croydon fire, 10 October 2025 1.1% of the municipality · 164,473 ha in total · 47 days
  27. 20,240 ha Etheridge fire, 3 October 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 25,203 ha in total · 5 days
  28. 10,123 ha Etheridge fire, September 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 10,091 ha in total · 3 days
  29. 5,037 ha Etheridge fire, 8 December 2024 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,020 ha in total · 3 days
  30. 8,276 ha Etheridge fire, 8 December 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,251 ha in total · 4 days
  31. 8,723 ha Etheridge fire, 23 November 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,666 ha in total · 5 days
  32. 3,730 ha Etheridge fire, 23 November 2024 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 7,815 ha in total · 5 days
  33. 8,019 ha Etheridge fire, 22 November 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,998 ha in total · 6 days
  34. 6,740 ha Etheridge fire, 18 November 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,724 ha in total · 8 days
  35. 6,889 ha Etheridge fire, 16 November 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,825 ha in total · 4 days
  36. 62,252 ha Etheridge fire, 6 November 2024 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 61,931 ha in total · 8 days
  37. 8,505 ha Etheridge fire, 4 November 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,421 ha in total · 12 days
  38. 43,739 ha Etheridge fire, 3 November 2024 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 43,364 ha in total · 17 days
  39. 70 ha Croydon fire, 2 November 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 40,037 ha in total · 17 days
  40. 1,837 ha Etheridge fire, 6 December 2023 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,778 ha in total · 6 days
  41. 6,263 ha Etheridge fire, 5 December 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,255 ha in total · 8 days
  42. 7,317 ha Etheridge fire, 5 December 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,262 ha in total · 8 days
  43. 5,125 ha Etheridge fire, 5 December 2023 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,113 ha in total · 9 days
  44. 10,254 ha Etheridge fire, 4 December 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 10,243 ha in total · 9 days
  45. 9,134 ha Etheridge fire, 4 December 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,115 ha in total · 8 days
  46. 6,913 ha Etheridge fire, 3 December 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,892 ha in total · 6 days
  47. 8,536 ha Etheridge fire, 19 November 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,532 ha in total · 7 days
  48. 8,434 ha Croydon fire, November 2023 0.2% of the municipality · 29,994 ha in total · 6 days
  49. 14,514 ha Etheridge fire, 12 November 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 15,406 ha in total · 10 days
  50. 6,013 ha Etheridge fire, 12 November 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,983 ha in total · 6 days
  51. 14,439 ha Richmond fire, November 2023 0.4% of the municipality · 56,964 ha in total · 10 days
  52. 6,303 ha Etheridge fire, 11 November 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,271 ha in total · 4 days
  53. 6,770 ha Etheridge fire, 5 November 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 17,902 ha in total · 5 days
  54. 39,116 ha Etheridge fire, October 2023 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 69,459 ha in total · 16 days
  55. 5,831 ha Croydon fire, September 2023 0.2% of the municipality · 84,659 ha in total · 9 days
  56. 9,363 ha Etheridge fire, 14 December 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,284 ha in total · 5 days
  57. 4,259 ha Etheridge fire, 5 December 2022 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,092 ha in total · 4 days
  58. 6,277 ha Etheridge fire, November 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,240 ha in total · 4 days
  59. 15,486 ha Etheridge fire, October 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 15,418 ha in total · 6 days
  60. 5,549 ha Etheridge fire, January 2022 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,589 ha in total · 4 days
  61. 11,337 ha Etheridge fire, December 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 11,318 ha in total · 15 days
  62. 1,098 ha Croydon fire, 5 December 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 18,998 ha in total · 15 days
  63. 611 ha Mareeba fire, 19 November 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 6,265 ha in total · 6 days
  64. 6,727 ha Etheridge fire, 18 November 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,719 ha in total · 5 days
  65. 79 ha Croydon fire, 3 November 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 8,231 ha in total · 4 days
  66. 21,156 ha Etheridge fire, 3 November 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 21,120 ha in total · 6 days
  67. 5,866 ha Etheridge fire, 30 October 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,842 ha in total · 5 days
  68. 7,917 ha Etheridge fire, 28 October 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,902 ha in total · 10 days
  69. 6,214 ha Etheridge fire, 24 October 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,153 ha in total · 7 days
  70. 7,745 ha Etheridge fire, 24 October 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,698 ha in total · 7 days
  71. 19,819 ha Etheridge fire, 23 October 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 19,739 ha in total · 4 days
  72. 10,666 ha Etheridge fire, 23 October 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 10,629 ha in total · 6 days
  73. 858 ha Richmond fire, October 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 15,159 ha in total · 6 days
  74. 11,359 ha Etheridge fire, 22 October 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 18,807 ha in total · 10 days
  75. 91 ha Flinders (Qld) fire, October 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 6,130 ha in total · 3 days
  76. 17,300 ha Etheridge fire, December 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 17,260 ha in total · 7 days
  77. 9,741 ha Etheridge fire, 30 November 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 11,040 ha in total · 14 days
  78. 11,374 ha Etheridge fire, 28 November 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 16,653 ha in total · 13 days
  79. 18,041 ha Etheridge fire, 27 November 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 17,899 ha in total · 14 days
  80. 3,078 ha Mareeba fire, 27 November 2020 0.1% of the municipality · 19,106 ha in total · 12 days
  81. 6,941 ha Etheridge fire, 22 November 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,932 ha in total · 3 days
  82. 4,362 ha Richmond fire, November 2020 0.1% of the municipality · 10,323 ha in total · 7 days
  83. 661 ha Croydon fire, 15 November 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 24,024 ha in total · 11 days
  84. 11,918 ha Etheridge fire, 14 November 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 26,879 ha in total · 15 days
  85. 5,176 ha Etheridge fire, 4 November 2020 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,169 ha in total · 6 days
  86. 6,107 ha Etheridge fire, 4 November 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,102 ha in total · 8 days
  87. 6,444 ha Etheridge fire, 29 December 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,425 ha in total · 9 days
  88. 33,564 ha Etheridge fire, 17 December 2019 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 33,535 ha in total · 21 days
  89. 11,380 ha Etheridge fire, 17 December 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 11,319 ha in total · 18 days
  90. 15,018 ha Etheridge fire, 16 December 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 14,998 ha in total · 8 days
  91. 6,568 ha Etheridge fire, 15 December 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,522 ha in total · 4 days
  92. 5,490 ha Croydon fire, 15 December 2019 0.1% of the municipality · 8,742 ha in total · 9 days
  93. 29,354 ha Etheridge fire, 15 December 2019 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 29,132 ha in total · 25 days
  94. 3,243 ha Mareeba fire, 15 December 2019 0.1% of the municipality · 14,582 ha in total · 14 days
  95. 124,217 ha Etheridge fire, 15 December 2019 where it started 3.2% of the municipality · 123,760 ha in total · 12 days
  96. 10,989 ha Etheridge fire, 14 December 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 14,333 ha in total · 7 days
  97. 4,128 ha Croydon fire, 10 December 2019 0.1% of the municipality · 13,750 ha in total · 4 days
  98. 25,943 ha Etheridge fire, 8 December 2019 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 25,837 ha in total · 6 days
  99. 3,289 ha Etheridge fire, 6 December 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 9,009 ha in total · 12 days
  100. 14,720 ha Etheridge fire, November 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 14,597 ha in total · 12 days
  101. 1,088 ha Etheridge fire, 30 September 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 10,267 ha in total · 6 days
  102. 13,803 ha Etheridge fire, 7 September 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 14,185 ha in total · 9 days
  103. 1,022 ha Mareeba fire, 4 September 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 12,364 ha in total · 7 days
  104. 5,081 ha Etheridge fire, February 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,057 ha in total · 3 days
  105. 7,004 ha Flinders (Qld) fire, December 2018 0.2% of the municipality · 14,321 ha in total · 20 days
  106. 12,541 ha Croydon fire, October 2018 0.3% of the municipality · 23,977 ha in total · 8 days
  107. 6,301 ha Etheridge fire, 26 October 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,284 ha in total · 3 days
  108. 19,647 ha Etheridge fire, 22 October 2018 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 19,442 ha in total · 9 days
  109. 9,291 ha Etheridge fire, 16 October 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,270 ha in total · 12 days
  110. 8,892 ha Etheridge fire, 23 December 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 14,722 ha in total · 8 days
  111. 7,068 ha Etheridge fire, 23 December 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,034 ha in total · 7 days
  112. 9,872 ha Charters Towers fire, 14 December 2017 0.2% of the municipality · 37,477 ha in total · 17 days
  113. 6,640 ha Etheridge fire, 14 December 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,574 ha in total · 6 days
  114. 8,163 ha Etheridge fire, 10 December 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,143 ha in total · 10 days
  115. 15,220 ha Etheridge fire, 6 December 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 15,119 ha in total · 17 days
  116. 5,638 ha Etheridge fire, 5 December 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,590 ha in total · 15 days
  117. 5,821 ha Etheridge fire, 5 December 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 5,770 ha in total · 10 days
  118. 12,410 ha Etheridge fire, 5 December 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 12,284 ha in total · 12 days
  119. 9,907 ha Etheridge fire, 4 December 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 9,816 ha in total · 13 days
  120. 8,511 ha Etheridge fire, 4 December 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 10,453 ha in total · 16 days
  121. 8,783 ha Etheridge fire, 3 December 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,775 ha in total · 8 days
  122. 6,262 ha Etheridge fire, 26 November 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,236 ha in total · 2 days
  123. 4,574 ha Etheridge fire, 18 November 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 5,043 ha in total · 4 days
  124. 2,586 ha Mareeba fire, 18 November 2017 0.1% of the municipality · 8,136 ha in total · 3 days
  125. 15,045 ha Etheridge fire, 15 November 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 15,003 ha in total · 6 days
  126. 7,255 ha Etheridge fire, 4 November 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 7,240 ha in total · 5 days
  127. 6,546 ha Etheridge fire, 20 April 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,519 ha in total · 5 days
  128. 6,283 ha Etheridge fire, 20 April 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,440 ha in total · 4 days
  129. 6,931 ha Etheridge fire, 4 December 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 6,904 ha in total · 6 days
  130. 32,144 ha Etheridge fire, 3 December 2016 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 54,053 ha in total · 8 days
  131. 15,555 ha Etheridge fire, 2 December 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 15,437 ha in total · 8 days
  132. 1,154 ha Charters Towers fire, December 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 6,125 ha in total · 8 days
  133. 8,483 ha Etheridge fire, 22 November 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,444 ha in total · 5 days
  134. 5,389 ha Croydon fire, 16 November 2016 0.1% of the municipality · 26,909 ha in total · 8 days
  135. 8,444 ha Etheridge fire, 10 November 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 8,553 ha in total · 9 days
  136. 2,438 ha Carpentaria fire, 7 November 2016 0.1% of the municipality · 9,008 ha in total · 4 days
  137. 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).