- Title:
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Seasonal Bushfire Assessment 2007-2008
- Date:
- October 2007
- Organisations
- BCRC
- Authors:
- Bushfire CRC
- Location:
- Australia, Australia
Overview
Fire potential refers to the chance of a fire, or a number of fires of such size, complexity or other impact occurring that requires resources from beyond the area which it or they originate. Fire potential is an amalgam of many factors including weather and climate, timing and duration of the fire season, fuel abundance and availability and fire-fighting resources available in an area.
Normal to above-normal fire potential is expected for much of Australia for the 2007-8 fire season.
Above normal potential is expected in eastern Queensland, northern and far western New South Wales, large sections of Western Australia, central Northern Territory, southeastern Tasmania, much of Victoria and the agricultural areas of South Australia. Below-normal fire potential is expected in the centre of the country and in the eastern Kimberley.
These are the main conclusions of the Seasonal Bushfire Assessment Workshop, held 13-14 August in Melbourne.
This workshop, coordinated by the Bushfire CRC, brought fire managers, severe weather meteorologists and climatologists together to evaluate the fire potential for the upcoming season for the southern parts of Australia.
