Source: NT Fire Incidents


Reported: Sep 16, 2026 12:45 PM

Location: Uralla Road, KATHERINE EAST

Type: Fire

Status: Active

Alert Level: Watch and Act

Current Situation: Response Underway

What to do: Enact your bushfire survival plan; Monitor conditions as they are changing

Advice: A fast moving fire is burning towards the Victoria Highway, between the rail corridor and Uralla Road. Properties along the Victoria Highway, south of Bicentennial Drive should enact their bushfire survival plan. For the safety of firefighting crews and other vehicles, drivers in the area are urged to slow down, turn on headlights and drive safely for the conditions. For further information regarding bushfires, visit Fire Incident Map - https://bushfires.nt.gov.au/incidentmap.

Risks: Active fire may occur close to the roadside; Firefighting crews may be working close to the roadside; Smoke from this fire may affect visibility

Agency: Bushfires NT

Size (Geometry): 17 km²

Bushfires NT