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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. On the same day there were other major outbreaks in the ACT at Mount Painter, Tuggeranong, near Kambah Pool and at Lands End Belconnen, where an ACT Fire Brigade Tanker was burnt out. [39] [41]
This is a list of major bushfires in Australia.The list contains individual bushfires and bushfire seasons that have resulted in fatalities, or bushfires that have burned in excess of 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres), or was significant for its damage to particular Australian landmarks.
12 firefighters who parachuted near the fire and 1 forest ranger died after being overtaken by a 200-foot wall of fire at the top of a gulch near Helena, Montana. 1950: 3,500,000 acres (1,400,000 ha) Chinchaga Fire: British Columbia and Alberta: Largest single North American fire on record. The B.C. portion was just 90,000 ha. [38] 1953: 1,300 ...
The ACT RFS has undertaken a major modernization program since 2003 after the McLeod enquiry, including the building new fire sheds, buying new appliances, recruiting more firefighters, upskilling current firefighters, maintaining and improving the Remote Area Fire Teams capabilities and taking part in research around bushfires, particularly in ...
A Boeing 737 that was converted into a fire-fighting aircraft, crashed while conducting operations to control a fire near Hopetoun. While the plane was destroyed, the two pilots on board managed to walk away with only minor injuries. This was the first ever hull loss of a Boeing 737 to occur in Australia. [10]
An investigator with Cal Fire told The Times the area near the tower was being investigated as part of the start of the fire. The area remained off limits to the utility, fire agencies and the ...
1963 – Paraná forest fire, 20,000 square kilometres destroyed, killing at least 110, with 5,000 houses burned in September. 1966 – Serra de Sintra forest fire, outskirt of Lisbon, Portugal, 26.6 square kilometres (6,600 acres) destroyed, killing 26. 1967 – 1967 Tasmanian fires in Tasmania, Australia, 62 killed and over 900 injured.
The 2003 Canberra bushfires caused severe damage to the suburbs and outer areas of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, during 18–22 January 2003.Almost 70% of the Australian Capital Territory's (ACT) pastures, pine plantations, and nature parks were severely damaged, [1] and most of the Mount Stromlo Observatory was destroyed.