2007–08 Australian bushfire season

none January 2016 June 2020 August 2010 2007–08 Australian bushfire season File:2007-08 Australian Bushfire season MODIS overview.png NASA MODIS burned area detections from June 2007 to May 2008 Australia June 2007 – May 2008 >100000 ha on 5 total 1 DSE volunteer firefighter 4 other 3+ total 3+ houses numerous non-residential structures true 2006–07 Australian bushfire season 2008–09 Australian bushfire season The Australian bushfire season over the summer of 2007–2008, experienced fire occurrence below average for the season as some regions experienced increased rainfall and reduced fuel as a result of extensive fires during the previous 2006–07 season, particularly in Victoria where the fires in the 2006–07 season burnt over 1.1 million hectares of land. Fires in Victoria during the 2007–08 season burnt less than a fifth of the land area usually burnt during an average bushfire season. An analysis of bushfires in Victoria on public land by the Department of Sustainability & Environment revealed that the 2007–08 fires burnt 32,368 hectares, or 18.7% of the long-term average of 173,152 hectares.http://www.theage.com.au/environment/less-land-ruined-by-bushfires-20080707-34ey.html The Age Less land ruined by bushfires Darren Gray 8 July 2008 27 August 2010 It was also estimated that 26% of these fires were caused by lightning strikes and 25% by arson. Predictions In the three months leading up to the summer 2007–08, many states and regions experienced far below average rainfalls and when several fires spread through October 2007, which led to predictions of an above average bushfire season, late rainfalls quelled bushfire occurrence later in the season. Fires of note State Start date Deaths Injuries Houses lost Area (ha) Local govt. Impacted communities & destruction Duration Ref. Vic 20 November 2007 1 NNNN ha on East Gippslandnear Cann River A Department of Sustainability & Environment firefighter collapses fighting a fire DSE volunteer dies in East Gippsland http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-11-21/dse-volunteer-dies-in-east-gippsland/732626 11 June 2015 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 21 November 2007 SA 6 December 2007 1 95000 ha on Kangaroo IslandVivonne Bay A civilian perishes Significant livestock loss 8 days Dornin Tom Man dies in Kangaroo Island bushfires http://www.smh.com.au/national/man-dies-in-kangaroo-island-bushfires-20071207-1fit.html 11 June 2015 Sydney Morning Herald 7 December 2007Kangaroo Island bushfires claim life http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2007/12/07/kangaroo-island-bushfires-claim-life 11 June 2015 SBS World News 7 December 2007 3 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703162138/http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2007/12/07/kangaroo-island-bushfires-claim-life dead WA 30 December 2007 3 7500 ha on CoolgardieCoolgardie 3 civilians perish Up to 19 semi-trailer trucks destroyed Bibby Paul Three dead in bushfire http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/three-dead-in-bushfire/2007/12/31/1198949707416.html?s_cid=rss_news 11 June 2015 Sydney Morning Herald 31 December 2007Wynne Emma Remembering the Boorabbin bushfires http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2009/11/05/2734108.htm 27 April 2016 ABC Goldfields Australian Broadcasting Corporation 5 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20160427174926/http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2009/11/05/2734108.htm 2016-04-27 liveLiam Phillips Joseph Sapienza Bushfire controller to escape punishment http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/bushfire-controller-to-escape-punishment-20091120-iqdq.html 27 April 2016 WAtoday 21 November 2009 WA 1 January 2008 2 2+ 900 ha on MundaringParkerville & Stoneville 18 vehicles destroyed 100 livestock perish 'Suspicious' WA bushfire under investigation http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-04/suspicious-wa-bushfire-under-investigation/1002596 11 June 2015 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 4 January 2008Powerlines suspect in Perth Hills bushfire http://www.news.com.au/news/powerlines-suspect-in-bushfire/story-fna7dq6e-1111115240811 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220141533/http://www.news.com.au/news/powerlines-suspect-in-bushfire/news-story/8615844277364f053c239d85e99a1796 dead 20 December 2016 11 June 2015 AAP News.com.au 4 January 2008Western Power blamed for Parkerville fire http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-11/western-power-blamed-for-parkerville-fire/1009674 29 April 2016 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 11 January 2008 SA 13 March 2008 9 1 150 ha on OnkaparingaWillunga Willunga Bushfire http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/03/14/2189854.htm 29 April 2016 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 14 March 2008Planes seek out hotspots in SA bushfire http://www.smh.com.au/national/planes-seek-out-hotspots-in-sa-bushfire-20080314-1zlx.html 29 April 2016 Sydney Morning Herald 15 March 2008 References 2007 Bushfire Bushfire Australian bushfire season Australian bushfire season Category:2000s fires in Oceania