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Extreme fire risk was predicted for areas near Mount Lofty in South Australia, which was worsened by predictions of dry thunderstorms. [ 1 ] Tasmania was forecasted to have dry thunderstorms , inland winds of 50–60 km/h and coastal gusts potentially reaching 90 km/h, raising concerns about lightning-sparked fires under the concurrent heatwave ...
The 2023–24 Australian bushfire season [a] was the summer season of bushfires in Australia.The spring and summer outlook for the season prediction was for increased risk of fire for regions in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory.
Northern Territory 40,000,000 99,000,000 0 0 0 29 November 1968 1968 Blue Mountains Bushfire New South Wales 4 approx. 120: 0 [citation needed] 8 January 1969 1969 bushfires Victoria 23 230 0 [13] 1969 – 70 1969-70 Dry River-Victoria River fire Northern Territory 45,000,000 110,000,000 0 0 0 [22] 1974 – 1975 summer fire season
The fire burnt out 18,000 hectares, destroyed six homes and five buildings. Around 200 head of livestock were lost. [2] [3] On March 16, a vehicle driving through long grass sparked the Curraweela Bushfire north of Crookwell in the Southern Tablelands. The fire burnt over 4,400 hectares, destroyed one home and 17 buildings.
Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service, or NTFRS, (in conjunction with Bushfires NT [1]) is the primary provider of fire and rescue services throughout the 1.35 million square km Northern Territory of Australia. It is made up of 27 fire stations, 16 being staffed by volunteer brigade units, 5 being staffed 24 hours a day by career fire ...
Over 50 members including emergency management teams from NSW; Five members to assist in manning the Victorian Headquarters from the Northern Territory [74] Multiple sites were set up across the bushfire-affected areas, mainly at fire-staging grounds where services could be provided to CFA firefighters and other personnel involved. [75]
The most destructive bushfire season in terms of property loss since the 2008–09 Australian bushfire season, occurred in the summer of 2015–16, with the loss of 408 houses and at least 500 non-residential buildings as a result of wild fires between 1 June 2015 and 31 May 2016.
During the course of a heat wave several fires broke out in the Northern Territory. One fire that originated in the Watarrka National Park spread into the Kings Canyon resort on 8 January causing damage and leading to the evacuation of 120 staff and guests. A second fire at Napperby station had burnt through 200 square kilometres (77 sq mi ...