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Wildfires in Laverton

Laverton, Australia, has had 97 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 1,602,177 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 8.9% of its area. Fire danger today: high (FWI 29).

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. Tue 27 Moderate 26° · 28 % · 49 km/h
  2. Wed 28 High 30° · 26 % · 55 km/h
  3. Thu 29 Extreme 32° · 11 % · 66 km/h
  4. Fri 30 High 32° · 21 % · 37 km/h
  5. Sat 31 Very high 37° · 10 % · 45 km/h
  6. Sun 1 Very high 35° · 13 % · 39 km/h
  7. Mon 2 Very high 34° · 12 % · 43 km/h
  8. Tue 3 Very high 34° · 13 % · 39 km/h
  9. Wed 4 Extreme 34° · 14 % · 48 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

1,602,177
hectares burned
8.9 %
of its area
97
fires
180,607
km²

How many times has Laverton burned?

Laverton has burned 97 times since 2016, in 7 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 and 2025. The most recent: Laverton fire, 21 November 2025, with 12,676 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 1× 16
  2. 18× 17
  3. 27× 18
  4. 41× 19
  5. 3× 20
  6.   21
  7.   22
  8. 1× 23
  9.   24
  10. 6× 25
  11.   26
97
fires
7
years with fire
1,602,177
cumulative ha
21 Nov 2025
most recent

Fires larger than 5,000 hectares with a perimeter since 2016 that reached the municipality, even partly. Cumulative hectares add up every fire; the distinct area counts land that burned several times only once. Perimeters and boundaries overlaid by WorldFires.

Where it has burned most often in Australia →

Fires that entered Laverton

  1. 12,676 ha Laverton fire, 21 November 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 12,558 ha in total · 8 days
  2. 8,040 ha Laverton fire, 1 November 2025 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 8,063 ha in total · 5 days
  3. 5,563 ha Laverton fire, 25 October 2025 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,584 ha in total · 5 days
  4. 9,959 ha Laverton fire, 16 October 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 9,912 ha in total · 4 days
  5. 11,638 ha Laverton fire, 14 October 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 11,564 ha in total · 6 days
  6. 5,915 ha Laverton fire, January 2025 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,857 ha in total · 14 days
  7. 11,811 ha Laverton fire, November 2023 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 11,726 ha in total · 3 days
  8. 8,658 ha Laverton fire, 20 November 2020 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 8,607 ha in total · 9 days
  9. 7,066 ha Laverton fire, 8 November 2020 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 7,080 ha in total · 7 days
  10. 6,000 ha Menzies fire, 7 November 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 11,929 ha in total · 13 days
  11. 11,529 ha Laverton fire, 26 December 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 11,508 ha in total · 5 days
  12. 101,652 ha Laverton fire, 24 December 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 100,965 ha in total · 11 days
  13. 9,911 ha Menzies fire, December 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 56,175 ha in total · 12 days
  14. 6,942 ha Laverton fire, 22 December 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 6,911 ha in total · 3 days
  15. 6,312 ha Laverton fire, 18 December 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 6,292 ha in total · 3 days
  16. 13,426 ha Laverton fire, 17 December 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 13,381 ha in total · 17 days
  17. 11,402 ha Laverton fire, 17 December 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 11,359 ha in total · 6 days
  18. 9,328 ha Laverton fire, 17 December 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 9,292 ha in total · 3 days
  19. 5,837 ha Laverton fire, 8 December 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,863 ha in total · 7 days
  20. 14,506 ha Laverton fire, 28 November 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 14,412 ha in total · 11 days
  21. 41,668 ha Laverton fire, 2 November 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 44,279 ha in total · 17 days
  22. 7,907 ha Laverton fire, 31 October 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 7,826 ha in total · 11 days
  23. 9,023 ha Laverton fire, 23 October 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 8,997 ha in total · 4 days
  24. 9,538 ha Laverton fire, 23 October 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 9,436 ha in total · 8 days
  25. 8,026 ha Laverton fire, 23 October 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 8,024 ha in total · 6 days
  26. 8,624 ha Laverton fire, 22 October 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 8,533 ha in total · 7 days
  27. 9,885 ha Laverton fire, 19 October 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 9,780 ha in total · 10 days
  28. 13,288 ha Laverton fire, 13 October 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 13,151 ha in total · 11 days
  29. 13,186 ha Laverton fire, 2 October 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 13,169 ha in total · 13 days
  30. 67,965 ha Laverton fire, September 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 67,431 ha in total · 16 days
  31. 21,286 ha Laverton fire, March 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 21,313 ha in total · 11 days
  32. 7,871 ha Laverton fire, 22 February 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 7,819 ha in total · 3 days
  33. 7,612 ha Laverton fire, 21 February 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 7,539 ha in total · 9 days
  34. 5,494 ha Laverton fire, 21 February 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,458 ha in total · 6 days
  35. 11,563 ha Laverton fire, 15 February 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 11,559 ha in total · 4 days
  36. 3,851 ha Menzies fire, 15 February 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 13,056 ha in total · 14 days
  37. 15,950 ha Laverton fire, 15 February 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 17,189 ha in total · 8 days
  38. 6,574 ha Laverton fire, 5 February 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 6,541 ha in total · 8 days
  39. 1,261 ha Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara fire, 21 January 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 10,138 ha in total · 4 days
  40. 5,941 ha Laverton fire, 19 January 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,910 ha in total · 5 days
  41. 5,397 ha Laverton fire, 17 January 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,343 ha in total · 7 days
  42. 6,946 ha Menzies fire, 16 January 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 13,884 ha in total · 7 days
  43. 22,062 ha Laverton fire, 10 January 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 22,135 ha in total · 5 days
  44. 14,102 ha Laverton fire, 8 January 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 14,171 ha in total · 5 days
  45. 16,165 ha Laverton fire, 8 January 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 16,225 ha in total · 5 days
  46. 6,948 ha Laverton fire, 4 January 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 6,960 ha in total · 7 days
  47. 13,140 ha Laverton fire, 3 January 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 13,017 ha in total · 8 days
  48. 14,642 ha Laverton fire, 2 January 2019 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 14,655 ha in total · 9 days
  49. 5,192 ha Laverton fire, 2 January 2019 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,214 ha in total · 10 days
  50. 28,221 ha Laverton fire, 2 January 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 28,128 ha in total · 12 days
  51. 35,895 ha Laverton fire, 1 January 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 35,884 ha in total · 13 days
  52. 7,133 ha Laverton fire, 21 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 7,116 ha in total · 4 days
  53. 6,104 ha Laverton fire, 20 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 6,053 ha in total · 5 days
  54. 6,089 ha Laverton fire, 18 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 6,072 ha in total · 5 days
  55. 22,766 ha Laverton fire, 18 October 2018 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 22,687 ha in total · 6 days
  56. 5,924 ha Laverton fire, 18 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,934 ha in total · 1 day
  57. 5,020 ha Laverton fire, 15 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,029 ha in total · 10 days
  58. 8,082 ha Laverton fire, 14 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 8,120 ha in total · 6 days
  59. 137,074 ha Laverton fire, 14 October 2018 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 135,946 ha in total · 11 days
  60. 7,871 ha Laverton fire, 13 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 7,867 ha in total · 7 days
  61. 5,278 ha Laverton fire, 13 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,299 ha in total · 6 days
  62. 12,562 ha Laverton fire, 13 October 2018 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 12,543 ha in total · 9 days
  63. 6,837 ha Laverton fire, 12 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 6,868 ha in total · 13 days
  64. 7,607 ha Laverton fire, 11 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 7,639 ha in total · 3 days
  65. 6,942 ha Laverton fire, 11 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 6,969 ha in total · 4 days
  66. 199,166 ha Laverton fire, 11 October 2018 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 207,309 ha in total · 15 days
  67. 37,131 ha Laverton fire, 11 October 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 37,318 ha in total · 2 days
  68. 14,670 ha Laverton fire, 11 October 2018 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 14,859 ha in total · 5 days
  69. 21,842 ha Laverton fire, 11 October 2018 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 21,918 ha in total · 9 days
  70. 5,158 ha Laverton fire, 11 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,180 ha in total · 6 days
  71. 8,520 ha Laverton fire, 11 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 8,592 ha in total · 8 days
  72. 25,553 ha Laverton fire, 11 October 2018 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 25,556 ha in total · 14 days
  73. 22,903 ha Laverton fire, 11 October 2018 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 22,971 ha in total · 12 days
  74. 726 ha Ngaanyatjarraku fire, 11 October 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 21,378 ha in total · 4 days
  75. 5,064 ha Laverton fire, 8 October 2018 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,082 ha in total · 11 days
  76. 35,007 ha Laverton fire, 7 October 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 34,939 ha in total · 14 days
  77. 11,231 ha Laverton fire, 7 October 2018 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 11,266 ha in total · 12 days
  78. 3,448 ha Ngaanyatjarraku fire, 7 October 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 13,313 ha in total · 9 days
  79. 6,774 ha Laverton fire, 19 December 2017 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 6,787 ha in total · 5 days
  80. 5,843 ha Laverton fire, 18 December 2017 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 5,815 ha in total · 5 days
  81. 14,669 ha Laverton fire, 18 December 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 14,690 ha in total · 6 days
  82. 8,074 ha Laverton fire, 28 November 2017 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 7,990 ha in total · 7 days
  83. 7,567 ha Laverton fire, 28 November 2017 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 7,476 ha in total · 2 days
  84. 14,819 ha Laverton fire, 28 November 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 14,692 ha in total · 9 days
  85. 17,849 ha Laverton fire, 28 November 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 17,718 ha in total · 5 days
  86. 13,501 ha Laverton fire, 27 November 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 13,363 ha in total · 3 days
  87. 31,318 ha Laverton fire, 27 November 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 31,261 ha in total · 8 days
  88. 10,030 ha Laverton fire, 27 November 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 9,963 ha in total · 3 days
  89. 10,832 ha Laverton fire, 26 November 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 10,727 ha in total · 8 days
  90. 17,658 ha Laverton fire, 25 November 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 17,572 ha in total · 13 days
  91. 12,745 ha Laverton fire, 24 November 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 12,612 ha in total · 8 days
  92. 17,694 ha Laverton fire, 24 November 2017 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 17,543 ha in total · 5 days
  93. 6,329 ha Laverton fire, 18 November 2017 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 6,341 ha in total · 4 days
  94. 6,419 ha Laverton fire, 18 November 2017 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 6,363 ha in total · 5 days
  95. 2 ha Menzies fire, 18 October 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 9,016 ha in total · 6 days
  96. 32,979 ha Laverton fire, September 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 32,896 ha in total · 7 days
  97. 7,975 ha Laverton fire, November 2016 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 7,909 ha in total · 5 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).

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