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The 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, [a] or Black Summer, was one of the most intense and catastrophic fire seasons on record in Australia.It included a period of bushfires in many parts of Australia, which, due to its unusual intensity, size, duration, and uncontrollable dimension, was considered a megafire by media at the time.
Border Trail Fire New South Wales Kyogle Council. Tenterfield Shire Council. early November 2019 [11] [12] At least 6,400 hectares [13] Buldah Victoria Busby's Flat Road New South Wales Richmond Valley Council: Calabash New South Wales Snowy Monaro Regional Council 4,634 hectares (as of 15 February 2020) [3] Campbells River Rd New South Wales ...
Fire crews worked through the night into Sunday, December 15, to build containment lines around the giant Gospers Mountain blaze, which had been burning in the Hawkesbury region north-west of ...
New South Wales 0 10 Numerous Sheds [40] 20 October 2002 Abernathy Bushfire New South Wales 1,400 3,459 1 13 Numerous Sheds [41] 4 December 2002 2002 NSW Bushfires New South Wales 1 20 Significant damage to Holsworthy Army Base [42] [43] 18 – 22 January 2003 2003 Canberra bushfires: Australian Capital Territory: 160,000 400,000 4 approx. 500: ...
New South Wales firefighters battled part of the Gospers Mountain ‘megafire’ that was threatening properties in the Hawkesbury region on Tuesday, December 10.The Gospers Mountain bushfire had ...
The New South Wales Rural Fire Services issued an emergency warning to residents in the Hawkesbury area to Sydney’s northwest, on Tuesday, November 19, as the Gospers Mountain Fire continued to ...
8 deaths as a direct result of fire: 6 people died in Western Australia, 2 in South Australia. In New South Wales a volunteer firefighter died due to unrelated health complications while on duty. [29] 2015 Esperance bushfires: 4 fatalities; 19 buildings destroyed; 2015 Pinery bushfire: 2 fatalities; 470+ buildings destroyed
The Blue Mountains are a mountainous region and a mountain range located in New South Wales, Australia. The region is considered to be part of the western outskirts of the Greater Sydney area. The region borders on Sydney 's main metropolitan area, its foothills starting about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of centre of the state capital , close to ...