A bushfire took off in the Mt Nelson- Dynnyrne area on the 19th February 2022. The fire started when one of the residents in the area tried to clear the vegetation from their house according to TFS chief officer Dermot Barry. “They were using brushcutter, and the metal blade on that had struck a rock […]
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The shocking image of a fire column, described as “the finger of the beast”, captured during a bushfire in Tasmania over the weekend has served as a reminder the island is in peak fire season — with one expert saying every summer without a catastrophe is a “blessing”. The danger in Tullah, in Tasmania’s northwest as […]
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NEARLY one in five people living near bushland in Hobart plan to remain in their homes even under life-threatening bushfire conditions, while four in five expect to experience a serious bushfire during their lifetime, according to data collected from Hobart residents. The findings are part of new research carried out by the University of Tasmania’s […]
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