Sunshine Coast fires today — live map & alerts
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No active fire incidents are being reported in the Sunshine Coast hinterland right now.
Official agency feeds, as at 18 October 2026 at 6:54 pm AEST. Planned burns excluded. Counted within 55 km of the area the map opens on.
The Sunshine Coast hinterland climbs from the Queensland coast into forested ranges and heath — Maleny, Montville, Mapleton and the Blackall Range — with wallum heathland running down to the beaches. Hipponics Firewatch plots current fires and warnings from Queensland’s fire services across the region alongside satellite hotspots and live conditions.
Open the live Sunshine Coast Hinterland fire map →What the Sunshine Coast Hinterland map shows
- Live incidents and warnings (Advice, Prepare to Leave, Leave Immediately) for the region
- Satellite hotspots from Himawari, MODIS and VIIRS over the ranges and heath
- Fire Danger Ratings and wind for the spring fire season before the summer storms
- Smoke and air quality across the coast and hinterland
- A watch zone around your home that pushes a notification when fire approaches
Sunshine Coast Hinterland bushfire history & context
In September 2019 the Peregian fire forced hundreds of residents from their homes along the coast, and the surrounding wallum heath and eucalypt forest carry fire readily in the dry spring ‘fire season’ before the summer storms arrive. Steep hinterland slopes, dense subtropical fuels and a fast-growing population living close to the bush make early planning important on high fire-danger days. Hipponics Firewatch is a situational-awareness tool, not a replacement for official warnings.
Looking wider? See the full Queensland bushfire map for fires and warnings across the whole state.
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