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Fires are still raging across the nation. Picture: MyFireWatchSource:Supplied
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More than 160 bush and grass fires are burning across NSW after about 100 fresh blazes ignited in a 24-hour period.
The NSW Rural Fire Service on Wednesday evening said 163 fires were burning in NSW with 75 uncontained. There were more than 2200 personnel in the field working to slow the progress of the blazes.
The Bureau of Meteorology said thunderstorms which hit Sydney on Tuesday afternoon and the state’s northeast in the evening had produced large hailstones and damaging winds — while lightning also sparked fresh fires.
“Over the past 24 hours, around 100 new fires kicked off,” the RFS posted on Twitter at 5.30pm on Wednesday.
“Crews will work over coming days to control this large number of fires ahead of forecast elevated fire danger on Saturday,” the agency posted later that evening.
Fires are still raging across the nation. Picture: MyFireWatchSource:Supplied
One persistent blaze on Myall Creek Road at Bora Ridge, south of Casino, was on Wednesday night downgraded from “watch and act” to “advice” level.
Total fire bans were in place in the New England and northern slopes regions on Wednesday due to very high fire danger.
While there are no total fire bans in place for Thursday, the Greater Hunter, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, Southern Ranges, Central Ranges, Northern Slopes and North Western fire regions will be under “very high” fire danger rating, as will the ACT.
Sydney’s air quality is forecast to be “poor” on Thursday due to particles. The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment issued a warning: “Unhealthy for sensitive people, and could cause symptoms, especially in people with heart or lung disease.”
Meanwhile, as crews continue work to contain the fires, NSW Emergency Services Minister David Elliott helped launch a new campaign called “Are They Triple OK?” which aims to increase support for emergency workers.
The R U OK? suicide prevention organisation will provide free resources to foster a supportive work culture for firefighters and other personnel.
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Some 663 homes have been destroyed in bushfires this season. Picture: AAP Image/Dean LewinsSource:News Regional Media
“Having just spent three weeks dealing with the bushfire emergency … I can tell you the prolonged exposure to destruction, loss of life, loss of property, loss of farmland and loss of our native flora and fauna will have an effect on the mental health of our firefighters, our SES members and our other emergency services volunteers,” Mr Elliott told reporters in Sydney.
“So (the campaign) is a very important part of ensuring we have sustainability when it comes to these individuals.” The bushfires also prompted calls from NSW Labor for the state’s auditor-general to investigate whether firefighters have the resources and support they need. “The message I have heard from my conversations with fireys across the state is that NSW needs more permanent and retained firefighters on the frontline to keep our communities safe,” opposition emergency services spokeswoman Trish Doyle said in a statement.
A teen RFS volunteer was charged this week with allegedly lighting seven fires in the Bega Valley since mid-October.
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Building impact assessment teams from the RFS continue to investigate damage in fire grounds across NSW. Picture: AAP Image/Dan HimbrechtsSource:News Regional Media
Blake William Banner, 19, allegedly lit a fire on Tuesday afternoon next to the Bega river, left the area and returned to fight the blaze with the RFS. Banner was charged with causing that fire as well as six others since October 17. He appeared before Bega Local Court on Wednesday where he was granted conditional bail.
Building impact assessment teams from the RFS continue to investigate damage in fire grounds across NSW.
Some 663 homes have been destroyed in bushfires this season and six people have died.
Updated November 22, 2019 05:21:02
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Lightning strikes and hot, gusty winds fanned more than 60 fires across Victoria on Thursday, including a grassfire which firefighters believe may have destroyed a home in the state's north.
Key points:
- The wild weather smashed debris into powerlines, leaving thousands without power, and blew a dust storm across Mildura
- A cool change passed through Melbourne in the afternoon and moved towards the east of the state
- Visit the Vic Emergency website for all of the updated warnings
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More than 2,000 firefighters battled out-of-control fires across the state, including a grassfire which threatened homes and lives at Strathallan, just north of Rochester.
At a press conference about 3:30pm, Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp said firefighters believed at least two structures were lost in the blaze: 'It looks as though we've lost a hayshed and possibly another structure and it could be a house.'
He said six families had been evacuated from the area.
In a downgraded watch and act warning just after 6:00pm, authorities said firefighters had managed to stop the spread of the blaze and had brought it under control.
Mr Crisp said the blaze was believed to have begun as five separate fires, and police were investigating the cause.
Homes under threat on Melbourne's fringe
Residents at Monbulk in Melbourne's outer-east were under threat from an out-of-control bushfire for several hours on Thursday afternoon, before it was brought under control about 6:50pm.
A smoke warning was also issued for people in Wantirna South after the Knox Transfer Station waste management facility caught fire.
The smouldering tip was expected to continue to produce smoke for several hours on Thursday night.
Lightning strikes sweep state
Mr Crisp said dry lightning strikes had ignited several blazes, including one north of Avoca which was still threatening communities and had resulted in 'significant loss of pasture and crop'.
Firefighters used 300 trucks and 33 aircraft to fight the fires across the state.
'Baking oven' conditions
The Bureau of Meteorology's Kevin Parkin said the wind gusts and heat that hit Victoria were similar to the conditions faced by New South Wales and Queensland earlier this month.
'It was really like someone had opened the baking oven and hot air ensued,' he said.
'Fortunately this is just a one-day wonder, we're looking at mild, settled weather tomorrow and across the weekend, so temperatures back to what we would normally expect in November,' he said.
Power outages across the state
The strong winds resulted in power outages across the state, with nearly 100,000 Victorians without power about 2:45pm according to power company websites.
There were still about 13,000 people without power by 5:00am Friday.
Powercor said extreme winds brought down more than 18 powerlines across northern and central Victoria, sending 31,000 properties off the grid.
More than 130 separate faults were also been reported in western Victoria.
An AusNet spokesperson said strong gusts of wind were smashing debris into its powerlines across the state's east as the cold front moved across Victoria.
Dust haze hits Mildura
Meanwhile, the skies in Mildura were turned orange as hot, gusty winds blanketed the city in dust just before 12:30pm.
People stood in the city's main street, Deakin Avenue, capturing footage of the sky.
Dust storms have occurred on a near-weekly basis in Mildura in recent months, with the Millewa region to the city's west in the grip of drought.
Dusty conditions were observed across much of the north-west, including at Ouyen, 100 kilometres south of Mildura.
Temperatures soar into 40s
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After coming within 0.2 degrees Celsius of its hottest November night on record last night, temperatures in Melbourne soared, hitting 42.2 degrees at Laverton shortly after 1:30pm.
The hot weather started pushing into Victoria through Wednesday night, with overnight temperatures dropping no lower than 26 degrees.
'That means we were 0.2 degrees below the all-time November minimum record which was 26.2 degrees on November 25, 1901,' the Bureau of Meteorology's Tom Delamotte said.
Temperatures in the state's code red fire danger zones rose steadily over the course of the day, hitting 43.6 degrees in Swan Hill about 1:30pm.
Wild winds tear roofing
Strong winds caused problems in Melbourne's CBD on Thursday morning, where trams were stopped and banked up on Swanston Street.
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade said a piece of metal roofing fell off a building and caused a power problem with the tram lines.
High pollen count sparks asthma fears
The combination of thunderstorm activity in the state's north and high grass pollen levels also prompted authorities to issue thunderstorm asthma warnings across central, northern and north-eastern Victoria.
In the warnings, people with asthma were urged to keep their reliever medication with them at all times.
The National Asthma Council Australia also warned that smoke from the fires burning across the state could be putting people's lives at risk.
'Anyone with breathing difficulties needs to take it seriously and act immediately,' the council's chief executive Siobhan Brophy said.
The code red warning, which is equivalent to the 'catastrophic' fire rating in other states, applied to the parts of the state that include the cities of Swan Hill, Mildura, Bendigo and Shepparton.
Dozens of schools and childcare centres in north-western Victoria were closed because of the threat of fire.
Listen to ABC Local Radio for more bushfire information:
- ABC Ballarat 107.9 FM or via live stream
- ABC Central Victoria 91.1 FM or via live stream
- ABC Gippsland 100.7 FM and 828 AM in Sale, 100.7FM and 828 AM in Bairnsdale, 100.7 FM in Latrobe Valley, 100.7FM in Warragul, 720 AM in Omeo, 97.1 FM in Orbost, 104.9 FM in Mallacoota, 106.1 FM in Cann River or via live stream
- ABC Goulburn-Murray 106.5 FM in Albury-Wodonga and Wangaratta, 89.7 FM in Bright, 675 AM in Corowa, 99.7 FM in Corryong, 98.1 FM in Eildon, 97.7 FM in Goulburn Valley, 103.7 FM in Mansfield, 91.7 FM in Myrtleford or via live stream
- ABC Melbourne 774 AM or via live stream
- ABC Mildura-Swan Hill 102.1 FM in Kerang, 104.3 FM in Mildura, Ouyen and Walepeup, 102.1 FM in Swan Hill or via live stream
- ABC Shepparton 102.9 in Alexandra, 97.7 FM in Benalla and Cobram, 98.1 FM in Eildon, 97.7 FM in Goulburn Valley, 103.7 FM in Mansfield or via live stream
- ABC South West Victoria 94.1 FM in Casterton and Hamilton, 1602 AM in Mortlake, Port Fairy and Warrnambool, 96.6 FM in Portland or via live stream
- ABC Wimmera 594 AM or via live stream
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Or visit the VicEmergency website
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First posted November 21, 2019 09:28:17