Criticism of Tasmania's management of summer fires unwarranted, independent report finds
8 years, 10 months ago

Criticism of Tasmania's management of summer fires unwarranted, independent report finds

ABC  

An independent report into Tasmania's summer of fires has recommended emergency services develop guidelines to avoid long-term environmental impacts, despite finding criticism of fire management in wilderness areas was misplaced. They also burned more than 11,000 hectares of Tasmania's ancient Wilderness World Heritage Areas. An Australasian Fire and Emergency Services Authorities Council report was commissioned by Tasmania Fire Service, Parks and Wildlife and Forestry Tasmania. The report said AFAC believed public criticism of fire management in relation to environmental assets like the Wilderness World Heritage Area was "largely misplaced".

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Bushfires threatening communities on Tasmania's west coast as rain relief nowhere in sight
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bushfires threatening communities on Tasmania's west coast as rain relief nowhere in sight

ABC  

Shack owners on Tasmania's west coast are banding together as authorities urge them to "take shelter now" from bushfires. 'Very challenging' conditions for firefighters Nic Deka, incident controller for the Parks and Wildlife Service, said authorities had been battling "very challenging" bushfire conditions overnight including 70kph north easterly winds and high temperatures. 'Mini-city' built for firefighting base-camp Inspector Brendan Doyle, …

Firefighting effort on Tasmania's west coast continues as wilderness areas burn
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Firefighting effort on Tasmania's west coast continues as wilderness areas burn

ABC  

The Tasmania Fire Service is planning for a "longer-duration fire event" as they fight several bushfires with "challenging" weather conditions, including hot weather and little rainfall, forecast in the coming days. Firefighters urging those who can leave to do so Speaking to ABC Northern Tasmania on Tuesday afternoon, incident controller Steven Richardson said two people remained in Corinna. Mr Smith …

Black Summer biodiversity study suggests rethink of prescribed burns and fire management in Australia
4 months, 1 week ago

Black Summer biodiversity study suggests rethink of prescribed burns and fire management in Australia

ABC  

How often and where prescribed burning takes place needs a rethink if Australia's plants and animals are to be preserved, according to a study of biodiversity loss due to the Black Summer fires. Dr Fontaine said the new study suggested a greater need to consider biodiversity risk when planning prescribed burns, but should also be validated in areas other than …

Fires impact regional communities in Victoria and Tasmania as temperatures soar in nation's south-east
1 year, 1 month ago

Fires impact regional communities in Victoria and Tasmania as temperatures soar in nation's south-east

ABC  

Fires are affecting regional communities in Victoria and Tasmania, with firefighters battling multiple fronts in both states. On Thursday evening, Forest Fire Management Victoria chief Chris Hardman said the blaze had tripled in size and was 15kms wide due to the change in wind. Dry lightning possible with cool change State Control Centre spokesperson Luke Hegarty told ABC Melbourne the …

How weather, geography and fuel load influence fire behaviour in Tasmania
1 year, 4 months ago

How weather, geography and fuel load influence fire behaviour in Tasmania

ABC  

Australia has experienced an increase in extreme fire weather as well as the length of fire seasons across parts of the country since the 1950s, especially in southern Australia. To better manage fire preparedness, in September 2022, Australian fire agencies adopted the Australian Fire Danger Rating System as a new and nationally consistent system with fire behaviour models for all …

Another Black Summer for Australia? Residents told to Flee Victoria Bushfires
1 year, 5 months ago

Another Black Summer for Australia? Residents told to Flee Victoria Bushfires

News 18  

Firefighters warned people on Tuesday to flee or take shelter if it is too late to leave as warm, gusty winds fanned “very challenging” bushfires in Victoria, eastern Australia. People who had not yet left from another seven neighbourhoods were told to take shelter immediately because “it is too late to leave the area safely”. “We are experiencing spot fires …

Northern Australia's fire management and mapping: How the integration of 'old and new' has led to success
2 years, 8 months ago

Northern Australia's fire management and mapping: How the integration of 'old and new' has led to success

ABC  

For nearly two decades, researchers have been mapping fires in Northern Australia's tropical savannas and rangelands. Mimal Land Management CEO Dominic Nicholls said one reason Northern Australia's fire management had been so successful was because it was built on the "old land management principals and traditional knowledge" from First Nations people. "The fire management in Northern Australia is certainly very …

In Australia Wildfires, Scenes Of Smoke, Sparks And Chaos
5 years, 2 months ago

In Australia Wildfires, Scenes Of Smoke, Sparks And Chaos

NPR  

In Australia Wildfires, Scenes Of Smoke, Sparks And Chaos Enlarge this image toggle caption Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images Wildfires are a regular occurrence in Australia, but on New Year's Eve, residents of the state of New South Wales experienced blazes stronger and more destructive than they had in years. The New South Wales Rural …

Indigenous leaders say Australia's bushfire crisis shows approach to land management failing
5 years, 4 months ago

Indigenous leaders say Australia's bushfire crisis shows approach to land management failing

ABC  

Indigenous leaders, who have been warning about a bushfire crisis for years, are calling for a radical change to how land is managed as Australia faces some of its worst bushfire conditions on record. Key points: Indigenous leaders are calling for a new workforce of 'fire practitioners' to implement traditional burning practices across Australia Traditional burning techniques involve regular, controlled …

Tasmania fire crisis has seen almost 200,000 hectares of land burnt out since it started, TFS estimates
6 years, 1 month ago

Tasmania fire crisis has seen almost 200,000 hectares of land burnt out since it started, TFS estimates

ABC  

Hundreds of local, interstate and overseas firefighters are still battling blazes in Tasmania as the state's bushfire crisis enters its sixth week. The Tasmania Fire Service said a total of 24 fires were still burning across the state, with an estimated 195,000 hectares burnt out since the first fire at Gell River was reported after Christmas. Firefighters plan attack in …

Tasmanian bushfire emergency warnings upgraded as conditions deteriorate
6 years, 2 months ago

Tasmanian bushfire emergency warnings upgraded as conditions deteriorate

ABC  

The Tasmania Fire Service is warning ember attacks and dangerous fire conditions could hit before dawn, and are urging people in the Central Highlands and south of Huonville to think about their bushfire survival plans now. Tasmania Fire Service chief officer Chris Arnol said the service was expecting to have difficulty fighting fires "from the get-go" tomorrow, and that fires …

Specialist fire teams and tools used to fight blaze still burning in south-west Tasmania
6 years, 2 months ago

Specialist fire teams and tools used to fight blaze still burning in south-west Tasmania

ABC  

Fire crews are using planes and infrared technology and trialling new methods to fight a bushfire in Tasmania's south-west that is expected to burn for weeks. Tasmania Fire Service incident controller Rod Sherrin said the favourable conditions overnight had limited the fire's progress. Sprinklers on frontline but rain the key Despite the favourable weather forecast, Mr Sherrin said the fire …

New research to look at frequency of catastrophic bushfires in Tasmanian World Heritage Area
8 years, 7 months ago

New research to look at frequency of catastrophic bushfires in Tasmanian World Heritage Area

ABC  

The Tasmanian Government will fund new research into regional weather patterns to determine if catastrophic fire conditions in the Wilderness World Heritage Area will become more or less frequent. Tony Worby from the ACE CRC said the new funding would be targeted at the Wilderness World Heritage Area. "We're very interested in understanding whether the synoptic conditions that caused the …

Regional communities' fire management problems based on misconceptions: fire commissioner
8 years, 11 months ago

Regional communities' fire management problems based on misconceptions: fire commissioner

ABC  

Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Wayne Gregson has rejected calls for the creation of a separate rural fire authority, arguing many fire management issues in regional communities were based on misconceptions. Grounded pilots 'not authorised' Mr Gregson said reactions to the decision to ground two local aircraft, whose pilots wanted to provide aerial support during the initial stages of the …

Greenpeace to use aerial vision of World Heritage Area bushfire damage in climate change campaigns
9 years, 1 month ago

Greenpeace to use aerial vision of World Heritage Area bushfire damage in climate change campaigns

ABC  

Greenpeace says it will feature aerial vision of Tasmania's fire-ravaged World Heritage Area forests in future global campaigns as evidence of climate change. Key points: Greenpeace says footage from drones and helicopters shows damage in areas that have not previously been at risk of fire Bushfires have destroyed up to 2 per cent of Tasmania's World Heritage Area Unique alpine …

Fears fire management plan lacking in revamp of Tasmania's World Heritage Area
9 years, 1 month ago

Fears fire management plan lacking in revamp of Tasmania's World Heritage Area

ABC  

Conservationists have raised concerns the draft plan for managing Tasmania's Wilderness World Heritage Area does not address the threat of fire. Bob Brown Foundation campaign manager Jenny Webber compared the previous 1999 WWHA plan and the present draft plan, focusing on what they offered in fire management. Greens Senator Nick McKim said the plan made little mention of bushfire research …

Greens want inquiry into Tasmanian bushfires that damaged World Heritage Area
9 years, 1 month ago

Greens want inquiry into Tasmanian bushfires that damaged World Heritage Area

ABC  

The Greens are pushing for an independent inquiry into government responses to recent bushfires that have devastated parts of Tasmania's World Heritage Area. Key points: Greens push for independent inquiry into Tasmania's bushfires More than 18,400 hectares of World Heritage Area forests burned out Premier plans to undertake review but inquiry "unnecessary" Dozens of bushfires were sparked by lightning strikes …

Tasmania's wilderness the battleground for remote area firefighting crews
9 years, 1 month ago

Tasmania's wilderness the battleground for remote area firefighting crews

ABC  

Remote area firefighters have been working in Tasmania's World Heritage-listed wilderness since fires ignited several weeks ago. Remote Area Teams, known as RATs, consist of specially-trained career firefighters from the Tasmania Fire Service and Parks and Wildlife. "The last two days we've cut our way into this area, we've run a hose lay to get water supply to this area," …

Tasmanian bushfires: Damage to Wilderness World Heritage Area to be assessed by specialists
9 years, 1 month ago

Tasmanian bushfires: Damage to Wilderness World Heritage Area to be assessed by specialists

ABC  

Two teams of scientists and bushfire experts are due to start investigating the extent of damage fires have wrought on Tasmania's Wilderness World Heritage Area on Wednesday. Tasmania Fire Service deputy chief officer Gavin Freeman said the teams would be partly made of experts from interstate, who are from a variety of fields. An estimated 2 per cent of the …

Tasmanian bushfires: NSW, ACT send firefighters to help as state battles dozens of bushfires
9 years, 2 months ago

Tasmanian bushfires: NSW, ACT send firefighters to help as state battles dozens of bushfires

ABC  

NSW and ACT emergency services agencies are sending 140 people to assist in the bushfire emergency in Tasmania. no significant rainfall on the horizon, local resources are understandably stretched," NSW Rural Fire Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said. The remote area specialists being sent are made up of 60 NSW RFS firefighters, 20 NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service firefighters, and 20 …

Tasmanian bushfires: Fire service will 'investigate and prosecute' if fires deliberately lit
9 years, 2 months ago

Tasmanian bushfires: Fire service will 'investigate and prosecute' if fires deliberately lit

ABC  

Fire crews will investigate whether an out-of-control bushfire in Tasmania's north was deliberately lit. A total fire ban remains in place across Tasmania until midnight on Tuesday, and another 16 areas have bushfire advice level warnings Extra resources considered if TFS asks: Treasurer The Tasmanian Government would provide more resources for the state's firefighters if needed, Treasurer Peter Gutwein said. …

Tasmania bushfires: Mawbanna fire upgraded to watch and act, amid four-day fire ban
9 years, 2 months ago

Tasmania bushfires: Mawbanna fire upgraded to watch and act, amid four-day fire ban

ABC  

A bushfire warning for an uncontrolled fire near Mawbanna in Tasmania's north-west has been upgraded to watch and act. Key points: Total fire ban across state until midnight Tuesday More than 41,000 hectares burnt out 140 firefighters coming from interstate Weather conditions easing but TFS warns against complacency The Tasmania Fire Service said firefighters were unable to determine the front …

Tasmania's summer fire risk warning area widens after dry October
9 years, 4 months ago

Tasmania's summer fire risk warning area widens after dry October

ABC  

More of Tasmania is at risk this fire season than previously thought, following a dry October. Tasmania's Chief Fire Officer Gavin Freeman said some areas were not usually categorised as having a major bushfire risk. "What's unusual for us is it extends across that northern coastal strip to the north-west tip of Tasmania, so brigades up there may be in …

Fire crews focus on protecting homes
18 years, 3 months ago

Fire crews focus on protecting homes

ABC  

The Tasmanian Fire Service says efforts will focus on property protection after homes were lost in a bushfire on Tasmania's east coast. The fire jumped containment lines this afternoon and burned through the holiday town of Four Mile Creek, south of Falmouth. Two houses have been destroyed and there is concern for two others at Davis Gully south and inland …

Fire Service warns of dangerous weekend conditions
18 years, 3 months ago

Fire Service warns of dangerous weekend conditions

ABC  

A number of fires are continuing to burn around Tasmania as the Fire Service prepares for a day of dangerous conditions. The Fire Service is bracing for today's hot, windy conditions, with a total fire ban across the state in force. Smoke and haze from the fire blanketed Hobart last night and the Fire Service warns smoke could move up …

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