2014 Perth Hills bushfire

Bushfire in Perth, Western Australia in 2014 November 2015 July 2026 2014 Perth Hills bushfire(Parkerville fire) At least 13 million 31 52 46 S 116 9 00 E region:AU-WA_type:landmark(approximate ignition point on corner of Granite Rd. and Johnson Road, Parkerville) 12 January1 February At least 386 ha acre -3 Accidental (power pole falls, igniting vegetation) Residential Pasture Uncleared private property 57 houses (6 damaged); Several non-residential buildings McLennan Jim Capturing community members' bushfire experiences: interviews with residents following the 12 January 2014 Parkerville (WA) fire 2014 Bushfire & Natural Hazards CRC Australia 9780994169600 http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/safetyinformation/fire/bushfire/BushfireResearch/DFES-Bushfire-Experiences-Parkerville-Bushfire-Jan12-2014.pdf 18 April 2021 8 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20210418173143/https://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/safetyinformation/fire/bushfire/BushfireResearch/DFES-Bushfire-Experiences-Parkerville-Bushfire-Jan12-2014.pdf dead7–8State Emergency Management Committee Parkerville, Stoneville, Mt. Helena Bushfire Review 2014 https://www.semc.wa.gov.au/publicationsandresources/Documents/Parkerville%20Stoneville%20Mt%20Helena%20Bushfire%20Review%20Report%20-%20June%202014.pdf Government of Western Australia Perth, Western Australia https://web.archive.org/web/20160310164916/https://www.semc.wa.gov.au/publicationsandresources/Documents/Parkerville%20Stoneville%20Mt%20Helena%20Bushfire%20Review%20Report%20-%20June%202014.pdf 10 March 2016 79De Poloni Gian Parkerville fire: Residents launch legal action against Western Power http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-13/residents-launch-legal-action-over-parkerville-fire/6693700 7 May 2016 ABC News Australia 13 August 2015 Australia Perth Location of the approximate ignition point, relative to the Perth central business district in Western Australia The 2014 Perth Hills bushfire, sometimes referred to as the Parkerville fire, was a bushfire that burned from 12 January to 1 February and affected the Mundaring municipality of the Perth Hills in the Australian state of Western Australia. During a major run of the fire on the afternoon and evening of 12 January, fifty-seven houses and numerous non-residential buildings were completely destroyed, and a further six houses were damaged in the suburbs of Mount Helena, Stoneville, and Parkerville.7–8 Approximately 386 ha acre -3 of uncleared land and pasture—the majority on private property—were burned during the 21-day duration of the fire.Smith Ralph Parker Jackson Choney Gary Moss Jeff Lia Jodie Report on Bushfire Behaviour and House Damage and Destruction during the Parkerville, Mt Helena and Stoneville Bushfire on 12th January 2014 2015 Department of Fire and Emergency Services Government of Western Australia Cockburn Central, Western Australia http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/safetyinformation/fire/bushfire/BushfireResearch/DFES-Report-on-Bushfire-Behaviour-House-Damage-Parkerville-Mt-Helena-Stoneville-12-Jan-2014.pdf 18 March 2016 7 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160318100956/http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/safetyinformation/fire/bushfire/BushfireResearch/DFES-Report-on-Bushfire-Behaviour-House-Damage-Parkerville-Mt-Helena-Stoneville-12-Jan-2014.pdf dead3–4 None of the residential subdivisions impacted had been formally declared as being within a bushfire prone area.3–4 The cause of the fire was recorded as accidental by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES). The source of ignition was determined by both the DFES and Energy Safety to have been a fallen power pole, which ignited extremely dry vegetation at approximately 11:00 AWST (UTC+8) during a period of easterly winds gusting up to moderate gale force and temperatures in excess of 40 C F.Smith Kristine Beyond the blaze 24seven 2014 1 16–19 http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/newsandmedia/24seven/24seven/DFES-24seven-2014-Issue1.pdf Department of Fire and Emergency Services 26 March 2016 7 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160326183854/http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/newsandmedia/24seven/24seven/DFES-24seven-2014-Issue1.pdf deadPerth Airport, Western Australia; January 2014 - Daily Weather Observations http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/201401/html/IDCJDW6110.201401.shtml Bureau of Meteorology Commonwealth of Australia 7 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20140213112040/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/201401/html/IDCJDW6110.201401.shtml 13 February 2014 A considerable quantity of property in Stoneville was destroyed following a wind change that brought fresh breezes from the south west to the fire ground, just prior to 15:00 AWST.7–8 Background In the Mt. Helena, Parkerville, and Stoneville suburbs of Mundaring Shire there are a mixture of large properties with stands of open woodland and pastures, and standard residential blocks with trees in a close vicinity to houses.7–8 The majority of the area eventually burned was within a broad valley sloping gently upward, west to east.7–8 The fuels were typical of a Eucalypt open forest; an over-story composed primarily of jarrah (eucalyptus marginata) and marri (corymbia calophylla), with scrub, leaf litter and patches of grass constituting the fuel load in the under-story.7–83–4 The estimated average fuel load was 15 tonne per hectare (t/ha), with a maximum fuel load of 20 t/ha in some areas of the fire ground.3–4 Aftermath https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/bushfires/parkerville-pole-owner-never-warned-about-fire-risk-ng-b88914030z See also Western Australia Bushfires in Australia List of Australian bushfire seasons References 2013 Perth Hills bushfire Bushfire Category:Bushfires in Western Australia Category:2010s in Perth, Western Australia Category:Perth Hills Category:2010s fires in Oceania