Fires in Australia
Fires in Australia
12 February 2009
Numerous fires are still burning in Australia but the situation is quietening down with the fires of the Kinglake Complex being the main risk presently.
Overview maps on fire locations and incident status:
State Summary Overview of 12 February 2009, 0001 hrs
Source: http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/
FIRE STATUS: 
Going 
Contained 
Controlled
Statewide incident map of 12 February 2009, 22:02
Source: www.dse.vic.gov.au
The current situation in Australia is covered by a number of detailed reports (see GFMC Media web page):
- “Brandstifter kann man kaum kontrollieren” (published by www.badische-zeitung.de, 12 February 2009)
- Koala Love Story Wins Hearts After Deadly Aussie Fires (published by planetark.org, 12 February 2009)
- Mass Deaths Feared In Sealed-Off Australia Town (published by planetark.org, 12 February 2009)
- Canberra bushfire group backs PM’s insurer stance (published by www.canberratimes.com.au, 12 February 2009)
- Indonesia commits bushfire aid (published by www.abc.net.au, 12 February 2009)
- Dogs join NZ bushfire team (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 12 February 2009)
- Red tape held up national bushfire warnings (published by www.abc.net.au, 12 February 2009)
- Rudd criticised over bush fire compensation (published by www.irishtimes.com, 12 February 2009)
Video coverage of the Australia fires of February 2009:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/horror-as-inferno-rages/2009/02/08/1234027822979.html
Further Information on the Fire Situation in Australia:
SA Country Fire Service http://www.cfs.org.au/ NSW Rural Fire Service http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/ Near-Real Time Wildland Fire Monitoring https://gfmc.online/current/au_ciro.htm Current weather situation, forecasts, fireweather http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/tas/ Further Information Australian and New Zealand links Background information Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Australia´s fire seasons
