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The 1993-94 fire season was amongst the largest firefighting efforts in Australian history. A lengthy Coronial inquest followed the fires, leading to the formation of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service. [23] The Rural Fires Act 1997 was proclaimed on 1 September 1997. [24]
Property-related damage was estimated at over $200m and more than 16,000 fire fighters, 1,000 police and 500 defence personnel fought the fires in Victoria. In South Australia, 208,000 hectares (510,000 acres) were burnt, 383 houses were destroyed, 28 people were killed and property-related damage was estimated to be more than $200m (DSE 2003d).
1994 Eastern seaboard fires: New South Wales 400,000 990,000 4 225 0 [35] 8 January 1997 Wooroloo bushfire Western Australia 10,500 26,000 0 16 0 [citation needed] 21 January 1997 Dandenongs bushfire Victoria 400 990 3 41 0 [36] 2 December 1997 Lithgow bushfire New South Wales 2 [g] 0 0 [36] 2 December 1997 Menai bushfire New South Wales 1 [h ...
A red flag warning was extended until Friday evening as new wildfires ignited and existing fires spread across Oregon. The warning was extended due to continued hot temperatures, low humidity and ...
Oregon has already burned more acres than all of 2023 and almost 2022. Oregon has burned a whopping 434,821 acres in 30 large wildfires already this season, in addition to issuing 88 evacuation ...
Eastern seaboard fires: 4 225 homes 1996 Landslide: Gracetown landslide: 9 About 30 tonnes of rock and sand fell from a cliff to the below spectators of a school surf event. [56] 1997 Landslide: Thredbo landslide: 18 One victim was found alive after 60 hours of being buried. [57] 1998 Flood: Cyclone Les (1998) 3 Cyclone: 1998 Flood
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The fires, all located north of Oakridge/Westfir, include the Chalk, Coffeepot, McKinley, Moss Mountain, Tire Mountain, 208, and 217 fires. Fire crews are looking for containment lines where they ...