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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 ...
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]
Several emergency-level bushfires were burning on the northern coast of New South Wales in what state officials called a “catastrophic” situation on November 12.Out-of-control fires were ...
47 acres (19 ha) 1933 Griffith Park Fire: California Killed 29 firefighters and injured more than 150 people. [28] 1933 350,000 acres (140,000 ha) Tillamook Burn: Oregon 1935 35,000 acres (14,000 ha) Big Scrub Fire: Florida The fire spread at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h), the fastest spreading fire in US Forest Service history. [37] 1937
Landmarks in Sydney were shrouded in a smoky haze on November 12, as emergency-level bushfires burned on the northern coast of New South Wales in what state officials called a “catastrophic ...
Pages in category "Bushfires in New South Wales" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1994 ...
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July 19, 2024 at 5:56 PM ... Gov. Tina Kotek acknowledged at a Friday news conference. ... At least 12 of the state’s largest fires this year were human-caused — including the 114,000-acre ...