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Blue Mountains – fire history
• November1944–150homes• November1957–158homes• November1968–80homes• December1977–49homes• January1994–206homesstatewide• December2001/Jan2002–109homesstatewide• OCTOBER2013–204homes
Blue Mountains – October 2013
• HoIestSeptemberonrecord• Warmwinter• Anumberofhot,dry,windydayspreceding(“dryingevents”)• ForestcanopiescriVcallydry–treesnotdormantduetowarmwinter• SoilmoisturecriVcallylow• NoElNino• AllothermajorpropertylossesNovember–January• LargestpropertylossinthehistoryoftheBlueMountains
Changing fire seasons – 2018 in review
• TathraMarch2018–highestFDIonrecordandamonthlaterthanpreviouslyrecorded• HolsworthyApril–3,000haandhundredsofhomesthreatened• May–majorfiresinWA• HolsworthyJuly–3,000ha• August–Ulladulla,Bega,SaltAsh• November–majorfiresinQldincludingrainforest• December–majorfiresinTasmaniainareaswithnorecordofmajorfires