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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.
Big Jack Mountain New South Wales Bega Valley Shire 19,633 hectares (as of 15 February 2020) [3] Bondi New South Wales Snowy Monaro Regional Council: 3,539 hectares (as of 15 February 2020) [3] 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
8 deaths as a direct result of fire: 6 people died in Western Australia, 2 in South Australia. In New South Wales a volunteer firefighter died due to unrelated health complications while on duty. [29] 2015 Esperance bushfires: 4 fatalities; 19 buildings destroyed; 2015 Pinery bushfire: 2 fatalities; 470+ buildings destroyed
Fire crews worked through the night into Sunday, December 15, to build containment lines around the giant Gospers Mountain blaze, which had been burning in the Hawkesbury region north-west of ...
The New South Wales Rural Fire Services issued an emergency warning to residents in the Hawkesbury area to Sydney’s northwest, on Tuesday, November 19, as the Gospers Mountain Fire continued to ...
New South Wales firefighters battled part of the Gospers Mountain ‘megafire’ that was threatening properties in the Hawkesbury region on Tuesday, December 10.The Gospers Mountain bushfire had ...
Blue Mountains Fires 1977 New South Wales 54,000 130,000 2 49 0 [citation needed] 4 April 1978 1978 Western Australian bushfires Western Australia 114,000 280,000 2 0 6 [citation needed] December 1979 1979 Sydney bushfires New South Wales 5 28 0 [30] 3 November 1980 1980 Waterfall bushfire New South Wales 1,000,000 2,500,000 5 [e] 14 0 [31]
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]