Time, and using up their fuel, i.e, vegetation.
Firefighters used aerial water bombing while the rural bush fire brigades fought them in the ground. However, the "Black Saturday" bushfires in Victoria officially lasted almost 5 weeks - from their beginning on 7 February to 12 March when Victorian authorities announced that the last of the worst bushfires which caused the most death and devastation were under control. However, smaller fires continued, controlled, for many months after that. There were so many fires that they could not all be extinguished. It was a matter of waiting for them ti simply burn themselves out.
because black means sad and it was on a Saturday .
in summer
450,000
173 people died and 414 were injured.
The devastating bushfire that ravaged Victoria on 7 February 2009 was known as the Black Saturday Bushfires. It was one of Australia's worst bushfire disasters, resulting in significant loss of life and property.
in the black Saturday bushfire 400 people were killed. 1 dog died and 3 fish died as well. it was absolutely devastating to lose that many fish. sniff sniff
According to reports, over $400 million was donated for the Black Saturday bushfire relief efforts in Australia in 2009. This money was raised through various fundraisers, donations, and government contributions to assist those affected by the devastating fires.
Four people lost their lives in the fires.
One is not to build your house in an area where you can get easily burnt out when conditions get dangerous. the land may be beautiful and cheap but in the end the costs may be tragic.
Ash or soot from a bushfire can turn a white sheep black.
It is uncertain how many people were killed in Kinglake itself, in the Black Saturday bushfires of Fbruary 2009. Kinglake, together with the nearby towns of Strathewen, Humevale, Steels Creek, Chum Creek, Kinglake West, Toolangi and Flowerdale, was the worst-hit area, and in this region there were 120 people killed.
The "Black Saturday" bushfires in Victoria officially lasted almost 5 weeks - from their beginning on 7 February to 12 March when Victorian authorities announced that the last of the worst bushfires which caused the most death and devastation were under control. However, smaller fires continued, controlled, for many months after that.