Digital Earth Australia Hotspots is a national bushfire monitoring system that provides timely information about hotspots to emergency service managers across Australia. The mapping system allows users to identify fire locations with a potential risk to communities and property.

The hot spot above Canberra has forced my friends to evacuate -
Residents urged to evacuate as South Coast fire burns out of control They live in the small coastal town of Bawley Point, one of the small towns that have evacuated.