Bush and Forest Fires in Australia: 15 February 2000
Bush and Forest Fires in Australia
15 February 2000
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 15 February 2000 shows 22 controlled fires. The locations of these fires are displayed in the statewide fire situation map below.
Fig.1. Statewide Fire Situation Map of Victoria, 15 February 2000
(Source: National Ressources and Environment)
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology issued on 15 February 2000 an updated forecast for Northern Territory:
North of Barrow Creek…
Scattered showers and thunderstorms with areas of rain. Moderate to heavy falls may cause significant stream rises and flooding of low lying areas. Moderate west to northwest winds.
South of Barrow Creek…
Cloudy areas with isolated showers and thunderstorms, mainly during the afternoon and evening. Moderate east to northeast winds.
Fire Danger
Low.
As fire restrictions apply during the fire season, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology/South Australian Regional Office issued on 15 February 2000 a fire ban advice for following districts. In the list below the fire danger ratings for these districts are described in detail.
Fire Ban District Fire Danger Rating
Northwest Pastoral
high
Northeast Pastoral
high to very high
West Coast
very high
Eastern Eyre Peninsula
high to very high
Lower Eyre Peninsula
high
Flinders
high to very high
Mid North
high to very high
Mount Lofty Ranges
high to very high
Adelaide Metropolitan
high
Yorke Peninsula
high
Kangaroo Island
high to very high
Riverland
high
Murraylands
high
Upper South East
high
Lower South East
high to very high
Please have also a look on a list of links for information on Australian Fire Management Agencies:
Australasian Fire Authorities Council
http://www.ausfire.com/
The home page of the Australasian Fire Authorities Council coordinates the diverse range of activities of the different australian agencies concerned about fire
Firebreak
http://msowww.anu.edu.au/~barling/firebreak/firebreak.html
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
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment in Victoria offers a very comprehensive web site with information on fire management. In their web site current reports are provided with statistics on the fire season. Extensive background information is included along with several links to related web sites.
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.
