The Department of Natural Resources and Environment is responsible for the management of fire prevention and suppression on public lands in Victoria. The last updated bushfire statistic of 31 January 2000 shows 11 controlled fires. The locations of these fires are displayed in the statewide fire situation map below.
Fig.1. Statewide Fire Situation Map of Victoria, 31
January 2000
(Source: NRE)
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology issued on 31 January 2000 an updated forecast for Northern Territory:
North of Elliott...
Isolated afternoon and evening showers and storms in the Top End and Gulf Country,
extending south to Elliott on Tuesday. Light winds.
South of Elliott...
Fine. Moderate easterly winds, tending warmer northeasterly.
Fire Danger
High in the Alice Springs region.
For the up-to-date fire weather information of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology refer to http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/.
Please have also a look on a list of links for information on Australian Fire Management Agencies:
Australasian Fire Authorities Council
The home page of the Australasian Fire Authorities Council coordinates the diverse range of activities of the different australian agencies concerned about fire
Firebreak
The firebreak newsletter provides a very extensive homepage with information about fire fighting in Australia, downloadable java scripts for calculating fire weather and various links to related sites
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment in Victoria
http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/fires/index.htm
Satellite Remote Sensing Services Department of Land
Administration (DOLA)
http://www.rss.dola.wa.gov.au/apps/firewatch.html
The Satellite Remote Sensing Services (SRSS) of the Department of Land
Administration provides near real time hot spot detection and burned scar mapping for
western Australia. In the Firewatch project the SRSS detects hotspots throughout Western
Australia using the thermal channel of the NOAA AVHRR sensor on a daily basis.
For more informations on Australia go to the IFFN country files.