 Image courtesy of Brisbane Times What is a bushfire? A bushfire as you can tell by the name, is a fire that starts and spreads in the bush. It is quite a common natural hazard in Australia and has know to claim lives. In the south-east region of Australia (New South Wales & Victoria), bushfires are more dangerous and are more common during Autumn and Summer, The El Nino years and when there is a drought. Towards the North (Nothern Terriotory & Queensland) bushfires commonly occur during April - September). In the south-west region of Australia, bushfires occur more during the hot Summer days.  Image courtesy of Glen Forrest Volunteer Bushfire Brigade |
 Image courtesy of AbiRoad Notable Bushfires Black Thursday Bushfires - Victoria 6th of February 1851 Red Tuesday Bushfires - Victoria 1st of February 1898 Black Friday Bushfires - Victoria December 1938 - January 1939 Black Sunday Bushfires - South Australia 2nd of January 1955 1962 Bushfires - Victoria 14th of January 1962 - 16th of January 1962 Black Tuesday Bushfires - Tasmania 1967 Ash Wednesday Bushfires - South Australia & Victoria 16th of February 1983 Linton Bushfires - Victoria 1998 Canberra Bushfires - Australian Captial Territory 2003 Black Saturday Bushfires - Victoria 7th of February 2009 - 14th of March 2009 Created by Van Tran. |
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