Bush and Forest Fires in Australia: 18 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 18 February 2000 shows 23 controlled fires. The locations of these fires are displayed in the statewide fire situation map below.

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology issued on 18 February 2000 an updated forecast for Northern Territory:
Cloudy areas with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Moderate northeast to
northwest winds.

As fire restrictions apply during the fire season, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology/South Australian Regional Office issued on 18 February 2000 the fire danger ratings for following districts.

Fire Ban District	Fire Danger Rating
Northwest Pastoral	very high
Northeast Pastoral	high to very high
West Coast	very high
Eastern Eyre Peninsula	very high
Lower Eyre Peninsula	very high
Flinders	very high
Mid North	very high
Mount Lofty Ranges	extreme
Adelaide Metropolitan	very high
Yorke Peninsula	very high
Kangaroo Island	very high
Riverland	extreme
Murraylands	extreme
Upper South East	extreme
Lower South East	extreme

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.