2007 Kangaroo Island bushfires

Bushfires in South Australia January 2008 March 2020 October 2013 Kangaroo Island bushfires FlindersChaseNP 0802.jpg A significant proportion of Flinders Chase National Park was burnt in this bushfire event Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia 35 58 S 136 40 E scale:1000000_region:AU-SA inline,title A$2.3 million 2007 12 06 y2007 12 14 y Lightning, strong winds 95000 ha acre National Park and wilderness protection area 1 Kangaroo Island with burn scars, Dec 2007.jpg Burn scars show red in this false-colour satellite image of Kangaroo Island, South Australia taken by NASA in December 2007 Location in South Australia The 2007 Kangaroo Island bushfires were a series of bushfires caused by lightning strikes on 6 December 2007 on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, resulting in the destruction of 95000 ha of national park and wilderness protection area.Peace, Mika Mills, Graham Alan Day, K. A. Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research http://www.cawcr.gov.au/technical-reports/CTR_053.pdf A case study of the 2007 Kangaroo Island bushfires 7 August 2023 2012 Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO Australia: Australian Government 978-0-643-10844-8 1 February 2020 4–5 The fires occurred mainly across the western side of the island near Flinders Chase National Park, Vivonne Bay, D'Estrees Bay, Western River and Riverleas. Overview The D'Estrees Bay fire in Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park was contained by 12 December 2007, while intense fires in the west, which included the protected areas of Flinders Chase National Park and Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area, were more difficult to extinguish.http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17876 https://web.archive.org/web/20080922222722/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17876 Burn Scars on Kangaroo Island 22 September 2008 2016-04-22 dead Earth Observatory Newsroom On 14 December 2007, the Country Fire Service officially announced that all fires were contained. The event was South Australia's largest bush fire operation to date with over 800 personnel, 7 fixed wing water bombers and an Elvis Skycrane Helitanker all assisting in firefighting efforts, together with units from Victoria's Country Fire Authority and the New South Wales Rural Fire Service. A state of emergency was considered but was rejected on 10 December 2007 due to cooler conditions. A state of emergency would have seen the Australian Army move in to assist the Country Fire Service and Department of Environment personnel. Before being contained on 16 December 2007, over 900 km2 acre (or 20% of the Island) had been burnt, principally within National Park and Conservation Reserves. The most serious outbreak occurred in Flinders Chase, with 630 km2 acre (or 85% of the total Park area) having been burnt. The total damage bill is estimated at A$2.3 million.Kangaroo Island, South Australia: The Islander, 14 February 2008. References collapsed Category:2007 disasters in Australia Category:December 2007 in Australia Category:Bushfires in South Australia Category:2007 wildfires Category:Kangaroo Island Category:2000s in South Australia