Mapping Fire: Five Decades of Bushfires in NSW

Australia and fire are inseparable. For millennia, bushfires have shaped our landscapes, ecology, and communities. But as our climate changes and populations grow along bushland fringes, understanding fire patterns has never been more important. I’ve built an interactive dashboard that explores over 50 years of fire history in New South Wales—from 1970 to 2024. Using data from NSW’s Department of…