Bush and Forest Fires in Australia: 8 March 2000
Bush and Forest Fires in Australia
8 March 2000
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 8 March 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, 8 March 2000
(Source: National Ressources and Environment)
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology / Western Australian Regional Office issued on 8 March 2000 for Thursday the following “Fire Weather Forecasts for the Southwest Land Division of Western Australia”:
Region Fire Danger Rating
Cenrtal West
very high
Lower West
very high Central Wheatbelt very high Great Southern very high Southwest high South Costal very high
As fire restrictions apply during the fire season, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology / South Australian Regional Office issued on 8 March 2000 for Thursday the following District Fire Danger Ratings:
District Fire Danger Rating
Northwest Pastoral
high to very high
Northeast Pastoral
high to very high
West Coast
high to very high
Eastern Eyre Peninsula
high
Lower Eyre Peninsula
high
Flinders
high
Mid North
high
Mount Lofty Ranges
high
Adelaide Metropolitan
high
Yorke Peninsula
high
Kangaroo Island
high
Riverland
high
Murraylands
high
Upper South East
high
Lower South East
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.
