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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.
The New South Wales State Emergency Service (NSW SES), an agency of the Government of New South Wales, is an emergency and rescue service dedicated to assisting the community in times of natural and man-made disasters. The NSW SES is made up almost entirely of volunteer members, numbering over 10,919 as of September 2023. [2]
Border Fire New South Wales Bega Valley Shire [10] 192,489 hectares (as of 15 February 2020) [3] Border Trail Fire New South Wales Kyogle Council. Tenterfield Shire Council. early November 2019 [11] [12] At least 6,400 hectares [13] Buldah Victoria Busby's Flat Road New South Wales Richmond Valley Council: Calabash New South Wales Snowy Monaro ...
"Section 44" refers to the New South Wales Rural Fires Act 1997, specifically section 44, Commissioner’s responsibility. Essentially it is used to describe when the Rural Fire Service Commissioner declares a localised "State of Emergency" for a specific district suffering severe fire conditions that cannot be managed without drawing in extensive resources from other areas.
Two houses and four farms were destroyed by a fire that ignited 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Moyston township on 2 January, a day of Total Fire Ban. The fire had a significant impact on local agricultural industry; at least 90 farms were damaged—including hundreds of kilometers of fencing—and 3,000 head of livestock died.
The zones highlighted in red are areas under evacuation orders due to the Eaton Fire as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 12. Areas highlighted in yellow, not solid orange, are under evacuation warnings.
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.
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) is a volunteer-based firefighting agency and statutory body of the Government of New South Wales.. The NSW RFS is responsible for fire protection to approximately 95% of the land area of New South Wales and the Jervis Bay Territory, while urban areas and over 90% of the population are the responsibility of Fire and Rescue NSW.