2001-19 Australian Bushfire season MODIS overview

This is a list of specific seasons of

bushfires in Australia Bushfires in Australia are a widespread and regular occurrence that have contributed significantly to shaping the nature of the continent over millions of years. Eastern Australia is one of the most fire-prone regions of the world, and its p ...

including some significant bushfire events from each season. Events are listed if they cause fatalities, destroy houses, or burn more than of land. Across Australia, seasonality of bushfires varies significantly; however, is generally aligned with the weather patterns in the south of the continent so that each season begins in June (the beginning of the Australian winter) and runs through the following May (the end of the Australian autumn). The worst season recorded is 1974-75, with burned, equivalent to 15 percent of Australia's physical land mass that equates to the entire area of France, Spain, and Portugal combined.

1800s

* 1897-98 Australian bushfire season: :*

Red Tuesday The Red Tuesday bushfires occurred on 1 February 1898 in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The bushfires A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of ...

: 12 fatalities, 2000 buildings were destroyed, and were burnt in Victoria (DSE 2003b). *

1850-51 Australian bushfire season Year 185 ( CLXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lascivius and Atilius (or, less frequently, year 938 ''Ab urbe cond ...

: :*

Black Thursday bushfires The Black Thursday bushfires were a devastating series of fires that swept the state of Victoria, Australia, on 6 February 1851, burning up , or about a quarter of the state's area. Twelve people died, along with one million sheep, thousands o ...

: 12 fatalities, one million sheep and thousands of cattle were killed, and the fire burnt the second largest area (approximately ) in history (CFA 2003a; DSE 2003b).

1920s

* 1925-26 Australian bushfire season

1930s

* 1938-1939 Black Friday bushfires

1940s

* 1943-44 Australian bushfire season

1960s

* 1965 New South Wales bushfires. The Chatsbury-Bungonia bushfires destroyed much of the villages of

Towrang Towrang is a village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in Goulburn Mulwaree Council. It is approximately north of Goulburn on the Hume Highway south from Sydney. At the , Towrang had a population of 171. History The ...

Tallong Tallong is in the traditional lands of the Gundungurra people. It is a village within the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia, in Goulburn-Mulwaree Council. The village is located just outside the southern extremity of the ...

Wingello Wingello () is a village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia. It has a station on NSW TrainLink's Southern Highlands Line. The surrounding area is part of the lands administrative unit of the Wingello Parish, a subdivisi ...

, and Penrose, orchards, and livestock, affecting 250,000 hectares (620,000 acres). It broke out in the Southern Highlands and spread toward Nowra. Three people died. * 1968-69 Australian bushfire season: NSW in 1968-69 over were burnt and three people were killed (Linacre & Hobbs 1977; RFS 2003a). * 1966-67 Australian bushfire season: 62 fatalities, 900 injured, 7,000 left homeless, 4,286 buildings lost :* The 1967 Tasmanian fires: 110 separate fire fronts burnt through of land in southern Tasmania. The destruction included 1,293 homes, around 62,000 farm animals, over 1,700 other buildings, 80 bridges, 4,800 sections of power lines, 1,500 motor vehicles and over 100 other structures. *

1961 Western Australian bushfires In early 1961, a series of bushfires burned in the south-west region of Western Australia. The devastating fires burned large areas of forest in and around Dwellingup from 20 to 24 January, at Pemberton and in the Shannon River region betw ...

The towns of Dwellingup and Karridale were basically destroyed, along with many small settlements that were not rebuilt. The Dwellingup fire migrated to the town of Pinjarra where it burned a significant number of buildings. From January to March of that year, about was burnt throughout the south-west, with a large loss of livestock.

1970s

* 1974-75 Australian bushfire season: approximately burned. The area burnt, , is equivalent to 15 percent of Australia's physical land mass that equates to the entire area of France, Spain, and Portugal combined.

1980s

* 1984-85 Australian bushfire season: NSW in 1984-85, were burnt, four lives were lost, 40,000 livestock were killed and $40m damage to property was caused (RFS 2003a). *

1982-1983 Australian bushfire season __NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab u ...

: The

Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and falls on the first day of Lent (the six weeks of penitence before Easter). It is observed by Catholics in the ...

fires of 16 February 1983 caused severe damage in Victoria and South Australia. In Victoria, were burnt, 2,080 houses destroyed, more than 27,000 stock lost and 47 people lost their lives (CFA 2003a; DSE 2003b, 2003d). Property-related damage was estimated at over $200m and more than 16,000 fire fighters, 1,000 police and 500 defence personnel fought the fires in Victoria. In South Australia, were burnt, 383 houses were destroyed, 28 people were killed and property-related damage was estimated to be more than $200m (DSE 2003d).

1990s

* 1998–99 Australian bushfire season: 5 fatalities :* Linton bushfire: 5 firefighters killed on 2 December near in Victoria * 1997–98 Australian bushfire season: 4 fatalities and10 houses lost :*4 fatalities and 10 houses lost on 20 November at in New South Wales * 1996–97 Australian bushfire season: 3 fatalities and 44 houses lost :*1 house destroyed in October near in Queensland. :*3 fatalities and 43 houses lost on 19 January in the

Dandenong Ranges The Dandenong Ranges (commonly just The Dandenongs) are a set of low mountain ranges, rising to 633 metres at Mount Dandenong, approximately east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The ranges consist mostly of rolling hills, steeply weathe ...

and Mornington Peninsula. * 1994–95 Australian bushfire season: 23 houses lost :*23 houses lost from September to November in southeast Queensland. *

1993–94 Australian bushfire season A major bushfire occurred in southern Queensland, Australia, in October 1993, and several major bushfires occurred in New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wal ...

: 4 fatalities, 206 houses lost, burnt in NSW :* 1994 Eastern seaboard fires: 4 fatalities and 206 houses lost on the east coast of New South Wales *

1992–93 Australian bushfire season Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the ...

: 4 houses lost :*4 houses lost at in Queensland * 1991–92 Australian bushfire season: 3 fatalities, 17 houses lost :*2 fatalities and 14 houses lost on 16 October in western

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mounta ...

and the Central Coast in New South Wales :*1 fatality and 3 houses lost at in Queensland *

1990-91 Australian bushfire season Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the ...

: 4 fatalities, 25 houses lost :*3 fatalities in Queensland :*8 houses lost on 23 December across New South Wales :*1 fatality and 17 houses lost on 27 December at

2000s

2009–10 Australian bushfire season A bushfire season occurred predominantly from June 2009 to May 2010. Increased attention has been given to this season as authorities and government attempt to preempt any future loss of life after the Black Saturday bushfires during the previous ...

: 2 fatalities, at least 57 houses lost :*5 houses lost during November near

Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the C ...

and St Helens in Tasmania :*A park ranger died in a helicopter crash on 9 December in the

Dorrigo National Park Dorrigo National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney on Dome Road off the Waterfall Way, east of the town of Dorrigo. History The park is part of the New England Group of the World Heritage Site Gondwana ...

in New South Wales :*9 houses lost on 17 December at

Gerogery Gerogery ( ) is a town established on Wiradjuri land in the Riverina region of the Australian state of New South Wales. The town is in the Greater Hume Shire local government area and on the Main South railway line between Sydney and Melbourne, ...

, Tooma and

Michelago Michelago is a village in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia. The village is in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area, south of Canberra on the Monaro Highway. It was founded in the 1820s, on the main route from ...

in New South Wales :*6 houses lost on 23 December at

Port Lincoln Port Lincoln is a town on the Lower Eyre Peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia. It is situated on the shore of Boston Bay, which opens eastward into Spencer Gulf. It is the largest city in the West Coast region, and is located a ...

in South Australia :*37 houses lost on 29 December near Toodyay in Western Australia :*A firefighter killed in a vehicle accident on 10 January near Tatong on the way to a fire near

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market to ...

in Victoria. * 2008–09 Australian bushfire season: 173 fatalities, 2,060 houses lost :*2 houses lost on 13 January at

in South Australia :*31 houses lost from 30 January to 1 February at

Yinnar Yinnar is a rural Australian township located in the Latrobe Valley in central Gippsland, Victoria. At the 2016 census, Yinnar had a population of 907. The origin of the name "Yinnar" is believed to have been derived from the local Aboriginal t ...

, Boolarra and

Mirboo North Mirboo North is a town in Victoria, Australia, located east of Melbourne, with a population of 1,697. It is in the South Gippsland Shire local government area. The town is at the start of the Grand Ridge Rail Trail, which travels for 13 ...

in Victoria :*

Black Saturday bushfires The Black Saturday bushfires were a series of bushfires that either ignited or were already burning across the Australian state of Victoria on and around Saturday, 7 February 2009, and were among Australia's all-time worst bushfire disasters. T ...

: 173 fatalities, 2,056 houses lost and burned on 7 February at numerous locations in Victoria *

2007–08 Australian bushfire season The Australian bushfire season over the summer of 2007–2008, experienced fire occurrence below average for the season as some regions experienced increased rainfall and reduced fuel as a result of extensive fires during the previous 2006–0 ...

: 5 fatalities, 1 house lost :*3 truck drivers killed on 30 December at Boorabbin National Park in Western Australia :*One house lost on 10 January in the

Kangarilla Kangarilla is a small rural town and locality around from Adelaide city centre, in South Australia. The area, formerly inhabited by Kaurna people, was settled by Europeans in 1840, not long after the British colonisation of South Australia. Tod ...

and Echunga area of South Australia *

2006–07 Australian bushfire season One of the most extensive bushfire seasons in Australia's history. Victoria experienced the longest continuously burning bushfire complex in Australia's history, with fires in the Victorian Alps and Gippsland burning over 1 million hectares of l ...

: 5 fatalities, 63 houses lost :*7 houses lost on 24 September at Picton,

Thirlmere Thirlmere is a reservoir in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria and the English Lake District. The Helvellyn ridge lies to the east of Thirlmere. To the west of Thirlmere are a number of fells; for instance, Armboth Fell and Raven Crag both ...

and Oakdale in New South Wales :* 1 fatality, 33 houses lost, and burnt in the Great Divide fire complex from 1 December 2006 to 7 February 2007 across alpine Victoria :*22 houses lost on 11–14 December at

Scamander Scamander (; also Skamandros ( grc, Σκάμανδρος) or Xanthos () was a river god in Greek mythology. Etymology The meaning of this name is uncertain. The second element looks like it is derived from Greek () meaning 'of a man', but t ...

and Four Mile Creek in Tasmania :*1 house lost on 12 December at Kalamunda in Western Australia * 2005–06 Australian bushfire season: 3+ fatalities, 54 houses lost :*

Jail Break Inn Fire The 2006 Junee bushfire, officially referred to as the "Jail Break Inn fire", was a bushfire that burned from 1–6 January and primarily affected the Riverina region in the Australian state of New South Wales. At least of farmland and forest r ...

: 10 houses lost on 1 January near

Junee Junee () is a medium-sized town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town's prosperity and mixed services economy is based on a combination of agriculture, rail transport, light industry and government services, and in par ...

in New South Wales :*3 houses lost on 1 January near

Gosford Gosford is the city and administrative centre of the Central Coast Council local government area in the heart of the Central Coast region, about north of Sydney and about south of Newcastle. The city centre is situated at the northern extre ...

in New South Wales :* Mount Lubra bushfire: 2 fatalities, 41 houses lost and burned from 19 January around the

Grampians National Park The Grampians National Park commonly referred to as The Grampians, is a national park located in the Grampians region of Victoria, Australia. The Jardwadjali name for the mountain range itself is Gariwerd. The national park is situated betwee ...

in Victoria :*2 fatalities and 16 houses lost from other fires during January in Victoria * 2004–05 Australian bushfire season: 9 fatalities, 3 houses lost :*

Eyre Peninsula bushfire The Eyre Peninsula bushfire of 2005, an event also known locally as Black Tuesday and by South Australian Government agencies as the Wangary bushfire, was a bushfire that occurred during January 2005 on the lower part of the Eyre Peninsula, a si ...

: 9 fatalities and 93 houses lost on 11 January on the

Eyre Peninsula The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north. Originally called Eyre’s Peninsula, it was named aft ...

in South Australia * 2002–03 Australian bushfire season: 7 fatalities and at least 549 houses lost :*1 fatality and 10 houses lost from 16–29 October near

Toowoomba Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 C ...

in Queensland :*10 houses lost on 9 October at

Engadine Engadine may refer to: Places *Engadin, Engadin(e), a valley region in Switzerland *Engadine, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia *Engadine, Michigan, unincorporated community in Michigan *Engadine (Candler, North Carolina), a building l ...

in New South Wales :* 2002 Sydney: 41 homes were lost on 4 December 2002 at Glenorie, a suburb north of Sydney. :*

2003 Eastern Victorian alpine bushfires The Eastern Victorian alpine bushfires were a series of bushfires in 2003 that burnt in the Alpine National Park and Mount Buffalo National Park in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. The bushfire started with eighty-seven fires that were started ...

: 41 houses lost and burned from 8 January to 19 March in northeastern Victoria. :* 2003 Canberra bushfires: 4 fatalities and 488 houses lost on 18 January in western

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

and nearby townships. * 2001–02 Australian bushfire season: 110 houses lost :*

Black Christmas bushfires In Australia, during winter and spring 2001, low rainfall across combined with a hot, dry December created ideal conditions for bushfires. On the day of Christmas Eve, firefighters from the Grose Vale Rural Fire Service (RFS) brigade attended ...

: 109 houses lost and burned from 24 December to 16 January at numerous locations in New South Wales. :*1 house lost in March at Glenaroua in Victoria * 2000–01 Australian bushfire season: 11 houses lost :*11 houses lost from 1–9 February at Tulka in South Australia.

2010s

* 2018–19 Australian bushfire season: 35 houses lost, 1 fatality * 2017–18 Australian bushfire season: 94 buildings lost * 2016–17 Australian bushfire season: 46 houses lost * 2015–16 Australian bushfire season: 9 fatalities, 408 houses lost :*The most destructive bushfire season in terms of human life and property loss since the 2008–09 Australian bushfire season prior to the 2019-2020 bushfires. Insurance losses of around :*At least burned :*Loss of 408 houses and at least 500 non-residential buildings :*8 deaths as a direct result of fire: 6 people died in Western Australia, 2 in South Australia. In New South Wales a volunteer firefighter died due to unrelated health complications while on duty. :* 2015 Esperance bushfires: 4 fatalities; 19 buildings destroyed :* 2015 Pinery bushfire: 2 fatalities; 470+ buildings destroyed :* 2016 Tasmanian bushfires: catastrophic impact on

Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, abbreviated to TWWHA, is a World Heritage Site in Tasmania, Australia. It is one of the largest conservation areas in Australia, covering , or almost 25% of Tasmania. It is also one of the last ex ...

lands * 2014–15 Australian bushfire season: 1 fatality, 48 houses lost :* burned over twelve days in September and threatened the town of Tom Price and the western portion of

Karijini National Park Karijini National Park is an List of national parks of Australia, Australian national park centred in the Hamersley Ranges of the Pilbara region in the northwestern section of Western Australia. The park is located north of the Tropic of Caprico ...

in Western Australia :*1 farmer killed and two firefighters injured on 1 November while fighting a fire about north of

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

at Nantawarra, South Australia. The fire burnt out about of grassland :*

2015 Sampson Flat bushfires The 2015 Sampson Flat fires were a series of bushfires in the Australian state of South Australia, the area affected was predominantly the northern Adelaide Hills and the outer Adelaide metropolitan area. The fire began on 2 January 2015 durin ...

, South Australia: 32 houses lost, 125 outbuildings *

2013–14 Australian bushfire season The summer of 2013–14 was at the time, the most destructive bushfire season in terms of property loss since the 2008–09 Australian bushfire season, with the loss of 371 houses and several hundred non-residential buildings as a result of wil ...

: 3 fatalities, 335 buildings lost Bushfires in Eastern Victoria - 2014 NASA image

:* 2013 New South Wales bushfires: 2 fatalities, 208 houses lost bushland burnt including parts of the

World Heritage A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...

listed Greater Blue Mountains :*1 fatality and 52 houses lost on 12–13 January in the

Perth Hills Perth Hills is a term used primarily for marketing purposes to identify the part of the Darling Scarp and hinterland east of the scarp that lies within the Shire of Mundaring, City of Swan, and the City of Kalamunda and as part of the constitue ...

around , and . :*32 houses lost on 15–20 January around the northern

Grampians The Grampian Mountains (''Am Monadh'' in Gaelic) is one of the three major mountain ranges in Scotland, that together occupy about half of Scotland. The other two ranges are the Northwest Highlands and the Southern Uplands. The Grampian rang ...

in western Victoria :*15 houses lost on 17–19 January in the

Barossa Valley The Barossa Valley ( Barossa German: ''Barossa Tal'') is a valley in South Australia located northeast of Adelaide city centre. The valley is formed by the North Para River. It is notable as a major wine-producing region and tourist destinati ...

and

Flinders Ranges The Flinders Ranges are the largest mountain range in South Australia, which starts about north of Adelaide. The ranges stretch for over from Port Pirie to Lake Callabonna. The Adnyamathanha people are the Aboriginal group who have inhabi ...

in South Australia. :*The Snowy River bushfire in Eastern Victoria in February 2014. The bushfire which lasted for 70 days grew to and was roughly the same size as Melbourne. Also burning were fires at Hazelwood coal mine and Kilmore * 2012–13 Australian bushfire season: 4 fatalities, 314 buildings lost :*7 houses lost on 11 November at Tulka near

, South Australia :*Several properties lost from 8–10 December at Myora Springs,

Stradbroke Island Stradbroke Island, also known as Minjerribah, was a large sand island that formed much of the eastern side of Moreton Bay near Brisbane, Queensland until the late 19th century. Today the island is split into two islands: North Stradbroke Islan ...

, Queensland :*

2013 Tasmanian bushfires The 2013 Tasmanian bushfires were a series of bushfires which occurred in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia, between November 2012 and late April 2013. The fires burnt approximately of mixed resident land and native forest. It was predicted ea ...

: 1 fatality and 203 houses lost from 3–5 January in Dunally, Boomer Bay,

Bicheno Bicheno is a locality and town on the east coast of Tasmania, Australia, 185 km north-east of Hobart on the Tasman Highway, with a population of around 950. It is part of the municipality of Glamorgan-Spring Bay. The town is primarily a fi ...

, Sommers Bay, and Copping :*1 house lost on 9 January at in New South Wales :*9 houses lost on 8 January at Snake Valley, Chepstowe and Carngham in Victoria :*51 houses lost from 13–17 January from a fire in the

Warrumbungle National Park Warrumbungle National Park is a heritage listed national park located in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The national park is located approximately northwest of Sydney and contained within . The park attracts approximately vi ...

west of

Coonabarabran Coonabarabran is a town in Warrumbungle Shire that sits on the divide between the Central West and North West Slopes regions of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2016 census, the town had a population of 2,537, Material was copied from this s ...

, New South Wales :* 1 fatality and 22 houses lost from 17–18 January in bushfires affecting

Coongulla Coongulla is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Ryans Road, on the shores of Lake Glenmaggie in the Shire of Wellington. The postcode for Coongulla and the surrounding towns is 3860. At the 2006 census, Coongulla and the surrounding are ...

, Glenmaggie,

Heyfield Heyfield is a town in Victoria, Australia, with a population of 1,993. It is east of Melbourne, in the Shire of Wellington local government area. Located on the Thomson River, Heyfield is a gateway to the Victorian High Country. History In 1 ...

Newry Newry (; ) is a city in Northern Ireland, divided by the Clanrye river in counties Armagh and Down, from Belfast and from Dublin. It had a population of 26,967 in 2011. Newry was founded in 1144 alongside a Cistercian monastery, althoug ...

and Seaton in Victoria :*2 firefighters killed by a falling tree on 13 February fighting a fire near

Harrietville Harrietville is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Great Alpine Road, in the Alpine Shire. At the , Harrietville and the surrounding area had a population of 338. History Harrietville was named after the first white woman who lived ...

:*1 fatality and 4 houses lost during February in fires affecting Esperance, Boddington and

Bridgetown Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the capital and largest city of Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Island ...

in Western Australia :*16 houses lost on 27 March at Dereel in Victoria :*1 house lost on 9 May near

Cherryville Cherryville may refer to one of the following places: * Cherryville, British Columbia * Cherryville, Missouri * Cherryville, New Jersey * Cherryville, North Carolina * Cherryville, Oregon * Cherryville, Pennsylvania * Cherryville, South Australi ...

in South Australia * 2011–12 Australian bushfire season: 32 houses lost :*32 houses lost on 23–26 November near

Margaret River The Margaret River is a river in southwest Western Australia. In a small catchment, it is the eponym of the town and tourist region of Margaret River. The river arises from a catchment of just 40 square kilometres in the Whicher Range. ...

in Western Australia * 2010–11 Australian bushfire season: 83 houses lost :*10 houses lost on 10–12 January at Lake Clifton in Western Australia :*2 houses lost on 1–3 February in

Gippsland Gippsland is a rural region that makes up the southeastern part of Victoria, Australia, mostly comprising the coastal plains to the rainward (southern) side of the Victorian Alps (the southernmost section of the Great Dividing Range). It covers ...

, Victoria :*71 houses lost on 5–7 February near Roleystone and

Kelmscott Kelmscott is a village and civil parish on the River Thames in West Oxfordshire, about east of Lechlade in neighbouring Gloucestershire. Since 2001 it has absorbed Little Faringdon, which had been a separate civil parish. The 2011 Census reco ...

in Western Australia

2020s

2019-12-07 East Australian Fires Aqua MODIS-VIIRS-LABELS

2019–20 Australian bushfire season The 201920 Australian bushfire season (Black Summer), was a period of bushfires in many parts of Australia, which, due to its unusual intensity, size, duration, and uncontrollable dimension, is considered a megafire. The Australian National ...

:* At least 2,680 homes lost :* 33 deaths (including four firefighters and three US firefighters operating a Lockheed Martin C-130 Large Air Tanker that crashed in the Snowy Monaro Region of southern NSW) :* At least 1.25 billion wild animals killedAustralian Bushfires - WWF-Australia - WWF-Australia
/ref> :* At least burned * 2020–21 Australian bushfire season

Notes

References

External links

Australian Emergency Management Knowledge HubNSW Rural Fire Service: Brief History of Bush Fires in NSWVictorian Country Fire Authority: Major FiresSouth Australia Country Fire Service: Bushfire History
{{Bushfires in Australia *List bushfire seasons