Fires in Australia 2009 Fires in Australia 4 December 2009 Smoke plumes from multiple fires can be seen extending to the east in eastern Queensland, Australia, captured in this MODIS satellite image taken at 0400 UTC on November 30. IMAGE D6140: MODIS <> Image Type=combine <> 11/30/2009 4:00 UTC. source: www.osei.noaa.gov 24. November 2017/by GFMCadmin