2006 Junee Bushfire

Bushfire in New South Wales, Australia January 2016 September 2020 Junee Bushfire MODIS Aqua - Jail Break Inn Bushfire - 2 January 2006.jpg Junee, New South Wales, Australia 34 51 52 S 147 30 01 E type:city(6000)_region:AU-NSW inline,title yes 2006 1 1 – yes 2006 1 6 More than 25200 ha acre -3 Discarded cigarette butt. Residential Farmland Forest reserves 1 14+ — 10 houses — 4 shearing sheds — numerous non-residential buildings The 2006 Junee bushfire, officially referred to as the "Jail Break Inn fire", was a bushfire that burned from 1–6 January and primarily affected the Riverina region in the Australian state of New South Wales. At least 25200 ha acre -3 of farmland and forest reserve in the municipality of Junee Shire were burned during the 6-day duration of the fire.Knox Joe Talbert, Rebel Grassfire spreads 38 km in New Year heat; Junee Section 44 - Jail Break Inn Bush Fire Bulletin 2006 28 1 https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/4122/Bush-Fire-Bulletin-2006-Vol-28-No-1.pdf 30 August 2010 2–5 New South Wales Rural Fire ServiceFormer Junee Mayor reflects on 10-year anniversary of New Year's Day bushfire https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-04/junee-fires-10-years/7065576 30 April 2016 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 4 January 2016State counts the bushfire losses https://www.smh.com.au/news/national/state-counts-the-bushfire-losses/2006/01/02/1136050368042.html 5 May 2016 The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media 2 January 2006 Ten houses, four shearing sheds and numerous other vehicles and non-residential buildings were destroyed, and damage was also caused to the Junee Round House. Rural industry in the Junee area was also significantly affected by the fire; over 20,000 head of livestock perished or were put down due to fire related injuries, 20 ha of unharvested crops were burned and 1500 km mi of fencing was damaged.Generous support coming in for farmers affected by bushfires New South Wales Department of Primary Industries New South Wales Government 6 January 2006 http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/archive/news-releases/agriculture/2006/generous-support-farmers-affected-by-bushfires 5 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20070918151104/http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/archive/news-releases/agriculture/2006/generous-support-farmers-affected-by-bushfires 18 September 2007 dead The fire affected 200 properties in and around the communities of Bethungra, Eurongilly, Illabo, Junee and Old Junee.Junee Fire Extent http://www.junee.nsw.gov.au/JUNEE_FIRE_EXTENT.pdf junee.nsw.gov.au Junee Shire Council 6 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20060819111838/http://www.junee.nsw.gov.au/JUNEE_FIRE_EXTENT.pdf 19 August 2006 The Jail Break Inn fire is suspected to have been ignited at approximately 13:00 AEDT (UTC+11) by a cigarette butt discarded on the roadside near the Jail Break Inn, 8 km west of the Junee township.Smokers urged to dispose of butts safely https://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-01-29/smokers-urged-to-dispose-of-butts-safely/787734 5 May 2016 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 29 January 2006 During the major run of the fire that afternoon, John Heffernan, a local farmer and second cousin of Liberal senator Bill Heffernan, received third-degree burns to 60–80% of his body while trying to fight the fire.McDonald Philippa Breakthrough for burns victims https://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2010/s2830541.htm 5 May 2016 7:30 Report Australian Broadcasting Corporation 25 February 2010Injured firefighter to get skin grafts https://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-01-06/injured-firefighter-to-get-skin-grafts/773964 5 May 2016 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 6 January 2006O'Toole Kate Getting back to the land https://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-06-26/getting-back-to-the-land/6256270 5 May 2016 ABC Rural Australian Broadcasting Corporation 26 June 2006 Climate and weather setting On the morning of 1 January, the NSW Rural Fire Service issued a warning that temperatures would "...reach 43 degrees in some parts of the state, winds will gust up to 60 km/h from the northwest and humidity is expected to drop below 15 percent".High Alert for New Year's Day http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_more_info.cfm?CON_ID=2585&CAT_ID=579 6 May 2016 rfs.nsw.gov.au NSW Rural Fire Service 1 January 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060821014726/http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_more_info.cfm?CON_ID=2585&CAT_ID=579 21 August 2006 A statewide total fire ban had already been declared from midnight 30 December 2005 to midnight 1 January 2006 in preparation for the severe conditions, and farmers in the south west of the state, including the Riverina region, were warned to stop harvesting crops to prevent machinery starting fires in paddocks. 1 January 2006 was the hottest day of the year across much of New South Wales, including at Wilcannia, which observed the highest daily maximum temperature recorded in the state all year at 47.3 C F.National Climate Centre Annual Climate Summary - 2006 2006 Bureau of Meteorology Melbourne, Australia http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/annual_sum/2006/page16.pdf 5 May 2016 Australian temperature and rainfall extremes for the year 2006 The day also witnessed the 5th hottest day ever recorded at Observatory Hill in Sydney, as the temperature reached 44.2 C F.National Climate Centre Annual Climate Summary - 2006 2006 Bureau of Meteorology Melbourne, Australia http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/annual_sum/2006/page13-15.pdf 5 May 2016 Annual Review and Significant Events In the Riverina, Wagga Wagga—approx. 35 km south of Junee—observed a temperature of 44.6 C F, while Gundagai—approx. 50 km Southeast of Junee—observed 43.1 C F.Rakich Clinton Annual Climate Summary for New South Wales; El Niño brings an exceptionally hot and very dry year 3 January 2007 Bureau of Meteorology Melbourne, Australia http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/annual/nsw/archive/2006.summary.shtml#records221 5 May 2016 Summaries Fire timeline At approximately 13:00 AEDT (UTC+11) the NSW Rural Fire Service received a call about a fire burning in a lucerne paddock near the Jail Break Inn, a café on the intersection of the Olympic Highway and Goldfields Way, 8 km west of the Junee township. The prevailing winds caused the fire front to spread rapidly east towards Junee township over the next hour, and many residents were evacuated to Junee Bowling Club; it was during the two hours following 14:00 AEDT (UTC+11) that the majority of residential property was destroyed in and around the southern vicinity of Junee township, and the fire front jumped Harefield Rd. Some time after 16:00 AEDT (UTC+11), a cold front with predominantly southerly winds passed through the fire ground, prompting the fire front to move in a more northerly direction, towards Illabo. During the first 9 hours, the fire had spread 38 km from the point of ignition and prompted the closure of the Olympic Highway and the Main Southern Railway line. On 3 January, Junee Shire was declared a natural disaster zone, pursuant to the State Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements, and those affected were able to claim assistance funding.Natural disasters declared in Australian bushfire areas http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10362400 6 May 2016 nzherald.co.nz Australian Associated Press NZME. Publishing 4 January 2006 References 30em External links 2006 Junee (January) - Photography by Dave Donaldson http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_content.cfm?CAT_ID=758 rfs.nsw.gov.au NSW Rural Fire Service https://web.archive.org/web/20060821034328/http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_content.cfm?CAT_ID=758 21 August 2006 New Years Day Grass Fire, Junee - Photography by Will Barton http://www.willbartonphotography.com.au/html/junee_grassfire.html willbartonphotography.com.au Will Barton https://web.archive.org/web/20070820034950/http://www.willbartonphotography.com.au/html/junee_grassfire.html 20 August 2007 2006 Category:Bushfires in New South Wales Category:2006 disasters in Australia Category:2000s fires in Oceania Category:2006 wildfires Category:2006 in New South Wales