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How long did the Black Friday bushfires last?
| Black Friday bushfires | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 13 January 1939 |
| Burned area | 2,000,000 hectares (4,900,000 acres) |
| Cause | Heat wave Careless burning |
| Buildings destroyed | 650 |
How much land was burned in Ash Wednesday?
On 16 February 1983 the Ash Wednesday bushfires burned approximately 210,000 hectares of land, 2,080 homes were destroyed and 75 people, including 47 Victorians, lost their lives.
How many animals died in Ash Wednesday?
Ash Wednesday was one of Australia’s worst fires. More than 3,700 buildings were destroyed or damaged and 2,545 individuals and families lost their homes. Livestock losses were very high, with more than 340,000 sheep, 18,000 cattle and numerous native animals either dead or later destroyed.
What was the biggest bushfire?
Largest fires of the 21st-century
| Rank | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 Russia wildfires | Russia |
| 2 | 2019-2020 Australian bushfire season | Australia |
| 3 | 2019 Siberia wildfires | Russia |
| 4 | 2014 Northwest Territories fires | Canada |
When was the worst fire in Australia?
Of all the recorded fires in Australia, the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in the state of Victoria claimed the largest number of recorded deaths of any individual Australian bushfire or bushfires season – 173 fatalities over 21 days.
How did Australia recover from Black Saturday?
The immediate clean-up of affected areas quickly transitioned to a focus on urgent rehabilitation works and controlling the impacts of weeds (over 400 hectares) and feral animals, along with protecting fire sensitive vegetation and critical habitat (over 800 hectares).
What started Ash Wednesday fire?
On Ash Wednesday in 1980 during a virtually rainless summer after a very wet spring in 1979, bushfires swept through the Adelaide Hills in South Australia, destroying 51 houses. These fires were referred to as “Ash Wednesday” until the 1983 fires, which became notorious nationwide.
What is the largest fire ever?
It’s reported that the Great Black Dragon Fire killed more than 200 people, injured more than 250 and left tens of thousands displaced. This was most likely part of the largest forest fire mega-complex, or regional outbreak, too.
Where did the Ash Wednesday bushfires take place?
Ash Wednesday bushfires. The Ash Wednesday bushfires, known in South Australia as Ash Wednesday II, were a series of bushfires that occurred in south-eastern Australia on 16 February 1983, which was Ash Wednesday in the Christian calendar.
What was the cost of the Ash Wednesday Fire?
More than 1500 people were injured, 383 homes and 200 other buildings were destroyed and 160 000 hectares were burnt. The Insurance Council of Australia estimated the 1983 damage for Victoria at $138 million and South Australia at $38 million; the 2011 estimated repeated cost was $1489 million for Victoria and $307 million for South Australia.
When did the Ash Wednesday fire start in Victoria?
On 1 February 1983, a fire burnt the north face of Mount Macedon and areas of state forest. Fifty houses were destroyed. These fires were already creating a strain on firefighting resources. In the 1982/83 season, 3500 fires were reported to the CFA in Victoria alone.
When did the bushfire season start in Victoria?
In the summer of 1982-3, the Victorian bushfire season commenced in November, with bushfires affecting Ballan, Cann River, Mount Donna Buang, and Mount Macedon (on 1 February). By early morning on Ash Wednesday, 104 fires were already burning in Victoria. Most were controlled or contained; after 2.00pm however, the situation escalated dramatically.