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(as of 19 January 2020) [3] Cuddlee Creek South Australia Adelaide Hills Council: 20 December 2019 Declared safe 3 January 2020 23,295 hectares Ignited by power infrastructure 85 homes destroyed, 1 death 51 firefighters injured Dunns Road New South Wales Snowy Valleys Council [20] City of Wagga Wagga [21] 28 December 2019 Contained 2 February ...
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.
5 September 2019 – 2 March 2020 2019–20 Australian bushfire season (Black Summer) Nationwide 18,626,000 46,030,000 34 [j] approx. 2,600 [k] approx. 6,000: At least one billion wild animals are estimated to have died (not including frogs and insects) with some species thought to be facing extinction.
Estimated cost Notes 1851 bushfire: ... 2019–2020 Bushfire: 2019–20 bushfire season: ... List of major bushfires in Australia; List of Australian bushfire seasons;
The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements, also referred to as the Bushfires Royal Commission, was a royal commission established in 2020 by the Australian government to inquire into and report upon natural disaster management coordination as it related to the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.
2015–16 Australian bushfire season: 9 fatalities, 408 houses lost; The most destructive bushfire season in terms of human life and property loss since the 2008–09 Australian bushfire season prior to the 2019-2020 bushfires. Insurance losses of around A$353 million [28] At least 317,000 hectares (780,000 acres) burned
A bushfire, that started on 11 October, approximately 120 km (75 mi) south east of Broome burned through an area of 880,000 ha (2,200,000 acres). Adverse conditions, the remote location and a lack of water meant that the fire was fought using back-burning , constructing fire lines and using aircraft.
During the summer of 2019-2020, most of the eastern Australian states experienced severe fires, in what became known as the Black Summer fires. While the city itself of Canberra fared better than many neighbouring areas of NSW, the territory itself was not unaffected. The most significant fire during the period was the Orroral Valley fire.