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Depending on where you are
In the North West or South East of Western Australia you can have fire fronts several Kilometres long with spot fires on the down wind side. Sometimes they can be left to burn depending on if they are going to endanger towns or stations
In the South West of Western Australia the fires tend to be limited in size due to controlled burning, Fire crews in operation and back burning.
If your curious look as CALM Western Australia (Conservation And Land Management)
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoIn 2011 the bush fires happened in Western Australia. Here is where the countries was affected:
Perth
Armadale
Canning
Chittering
Serpentine
Jarradale
and swan regions
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∙ 12y agoThis is a difficult figure to determine. According to the Australian Government's website, and backed by data from the Australian Institute of Criminology, there are roughly 52,000 bushfires every year. Actual figures may vary from 46,000 to 62,000 per year. Most of these are only small, but each year, dozens cause major damage. On the other hand, less than one each year is large enough to result in deaths.
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How many bushfires have there been in Victoria?
There have been too many bushfires to number. Despite being in the south, Victoria is one of Australia's hottest and driest states in Summer, and because there is so much dense bushland and sloping mountainsides (which bushfires quickly ascend), bushfires are particularly common in January and February.
How many bushfires are there in Victoria?
It is impossible to determine how many bushfires there have been in Australia. Bushfires, in varying degrees of severity, occur almost daily in different localities during the warmer months, beginning around late August in parts of Queensland. They reach their peak during mid-summer, with perhaps hundreds occurring through Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia on a daily basis. Many of these are small spot-fires which are easily extinguished. Major flare-ups occur less often.
How many houses were destroyed in the 1983 bushfires?
There have been many bushfires in Victoria. Two major events are discussed here.In the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, official estimates of the number of homes lost was put at 1,861.Over 2000 homes were destroyed in the Ash Wednesday bushfires which hit Victoria and South Australia.
How common are bushfires in Australia?
Bushfires in Australia are very common during summer. However, bushfires like the massive Black Saturday fires across Victoria in February 2009, which killed almost 200 people, only occur every few decades. Prior to Black Saturday, the worst fires were Ash Wednedsay (1983) and Black Friday (1939). In between, there have been some deadly bushfires that killed a smaller number of people (Canberra 2003; Eyre Peninsula 2005). In other years, many areas may be threatened by bushfires, particularly in the south and over in Western Australia, leading to huge property losses.
What areas of the world are most affected by forest fires?
"Bushfire" is the term used for a forest fire or wildfire in Australia. They are also called bushfires in New Zealand.
How long has the bushfires been going on for?
Australia has had too many bushfires for all of them to be recorded. Bushfires are a common summer hazard, and the media tends to only report the larger fires that threaten homes and lives. According to the Australian Government's website, and backed by data from the Australian Institute of Criminology, there are roughly 52,000 bushfires every year. Actual figures may vary from 46,000 to 62,000 per year. Most of them are small and easily controlled, but the few that get out of hand, like the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009, can be utterly devastating.
How many bush fires are started?
There are about 30 - 50 or more fires a year, including bushfires . ---- This figure does not include the innumerable bushfires that occur in Australia every summer. Many years they are just spot fires that may burn hectares of land but cause little other damage. Some years, a large number of bushfires come together to cause immense devastation in Victoria, New South Wales or South Australia.
How many people can get killed in a bushfire?
Bushfires are fast and intense, and can engulf whole towns very quickly. As a result, dozens can be killed in a town at any one time. For example, the Victorian "Black Saturday" bushfires which began on 7 February 2009 killed a known total of 173 people - Australia's worst ever bushfire toll to date.
Do bushfires occur in a seasonal or clinical pattern in Australia?
Bushfires, in varying degrees of severity, occur almost daily in different localities during the warmer months, beginning around late August in parts of Queensland. They reach their peak during mid-summer, with perhaps hundreds occurring through Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia on a daily basis. Many of these are small spot-fires which are easily extinguished. Major flare-ups occur less often.
What time did the Queensland bushfire start?
The devastating bushfires in Victoria, Australia, officially started on Saturday, 7 February 2009. Fire authorities were alerted to the worst of the fires at Kilmore, at 11.20am on Saturday, when smoke and then flames were seen near the top of a hill outside the town in central Victoria.
How many bushfires occur in a year in Australia?
According to the Australian Government's website, and backed by data from the Australian Institute of Criminology, there are roughly 52,000 bushfires every year. Actual figures may vary from 46,000 to 62,000 per year.
How many homes were destroyed in the Black Saturday fires?
Australia's ABC news service reported that there were 2029 houses destroyed in the Black Saturday bushfires.
