Blue Mountains – fire history

• November1944–150homes• November1957–158homes• November1968–80homes• December1977–49homes•  January1994–206homesstatewide• December2001/Jan2002–109homesstatewide• OCTOBER2013–204homes

Blue Mountains – October 2013

• HoIestSeptemberonrecord• Warmwinter• Anumberofhot,dry,windydayspreceding(“dryingevents”)•  ForestcanopiescriVcallydry–treesnotdormantduetowarmwinter•  SoilmoisturecriVcallylow• NoElNino• AllothermajorpropertylossesNovember–January•  LargestpropertylossinthehistoryoftheBlueMountains

Changing fire seasons – 2018 in review

•  TathraMarch2018–highestFDIonrecordandamonthlaterthanpreviouslyrecorded• HolsworthyApril–3,000haandhundredsofhomesthreatened• May–majorfiresinWA• HolsworthyJuly–3,000ha• August–Ulladulla,Bega,SaltAsh• November–majorfiresinQldincludingrainforest• December–majorfiresinTasmaniainareaswithnorecordofmajorfires