The Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Victoria is responsible for the management of fire prevention and suppression on public lands in Victoria. The last updated bushfire statistic of 28 March 2000 shows 15 controlled fires. The locations of these fires are displayed in the statewide fire situation map below.
Fig.1. Statewide Fire Situation Map of Victoria, 28
March 2000
(Source: National
Ressources and Environment)
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology / Western Australian Regional Office issued on 28 March 2000 for tomorrow the following "Fire Weather Forecasts for the Southwest Land Division of Western Australia":
| Region | Fire Danger Rating |
Central West |
high |
Lower West |
high |
| Central Wheatbelt | moderate to high |
| Great Southern | moderate |
| Southwest | moderate to high |
| South Costal | moderate |
As fire restrictions apply during the fire season, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology / South
Australian Regional Office issued on 28 March 2000 the following
District Fire Danger Ratings:
| District | Fire Danger Rating |
Northwest Pastoral |
high |
Northeast Pastoral |
moderate to high |
West Coast |
moderate to high |
Eastern Eyre Peninsula |
moderate |
Lower Eyre Peninsula |
moderate |
Flinders |
moderate |
Mid North |
moderate |
Mount Lofty Ranges |
moderate |
Adelaide Metropolitan |
moderate |
Yorke Peninsula |
moderate |
Kangaroo Island |
moderate |
Riverland |
moderate |
Murraylands |
moderate |
Upper South East |
moderate |
Lower South East |
moderate to high |
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
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.