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Bodycam footage released on Sunday, February 17, shows the efforts of New South Wales (NSW) fire crews to save a house from an encroaching bushfire near Tabulam on Saturday.The video shows ...
31 October was New South Wales' worst fire danger day for October. High to extreme fire dangers as well as total fire bans were issued for over 80% of the state, due to parched winds upwards of 50 km/h (31 mph) and temperatures soaring to 40 °C (104 °F). There were 87 fires with 36 of these fires burning out of control by the morning.
1974-75 Australian bushfire season (Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia) Ash Wednesday bushfires of 1983 (Victoria and South Australia) with 520,000 hectares burnt. 1994 Eastern seaboard fires (New South Wales) with 800,000 hectares burnt. Black Christmas bushfires 2001–2002 (New South Wales) with 750,000 hectares ...
The outlook to the end of spring was also for above average falls over much of the country apart for Western Australia. The Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and southern New South Wales are expected to have a below normal fire potential as a result of vegetation still recovering from the 2020–21 Australian bushfire season.
By the time the fire had been controlled, at about 4 am the next day, a total of 165 square kilometers (16 500 hectares) of land had been burnt; 4025ha in the ACT and 12475ha in New South Wales. The fire caused losses in the ACT of two cottages, three sheds, machinery and stored fodder, about 5000 sheep, six horses and fencing worth $200 000.
2 fatalities and 14 houses lost on 16 October in western Sydney and the Central Coast in New South Wales [9] 1 fatality and 3 houses lost at Mount Tamborine in Queensland [11] 1990-91 Australian bushfire season: 4 fatalities, 25 houses lost; 3 fatalities in Queensland [11] 8 houses lost on 23 December across New South Wales [9]
Fifteen active wildfires burned across New York state Monday totaling roughly 2,500 acres, with the largest in Ulster and Orange counties. Captain Scott Jackson, a Fire Management Officer for the ...
The last few weeks of the year can be a busy and stressful time. Here’s how to focus on what really matters this holiday season, according to experts.