Pulletop bush fire
The Pulletop bushfire occurred on February 6, 2006, approximately 30 km southeast of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales , Australia .
Course of the bush fire
The Pulletop bush fire was created in hot and dry weather conditions by a tractor on the Pulletop site. That bush fire got out of hand.
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service declared the bushfire an emergency. When 10 km² of farmland burned, they closed the Hume Highway in the afternoon as there was a risk that the fire could spread to the small rural towns of Humula , Book Book , Livingstone and Kyeamba . On February 7, 2006, weather conditions improved and firefighters gained control of the fire in the inaccessible area.
Damage
Over 90 km² of farmland, 2500 sheep, 6 cattle, 3 vehicles, two barns and 50 km of fence were burned. The damage amounted to AUD 5 million. 19 houses and a telephone station could be protected from the fire.
Web links
- Firefighters still tackling big south-western blaze. 07/02/2006. ABC News Online
- Bushfire closes Hume Highway. 07/02/2006. ABC News Online
- Firefighters hope to contain south-west blaze. 08/02/2006. ABC News Online
- NSW RFS Pulletop fire photos
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b RFS declares bushfire emergency . In: Australian Broadcasting Corporation , ABC News, February 6, 2006. Retrieved on February 10, 2009. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Blue Mountains Firefighters dispatched to Wagga . In: New South Wales Government , New South Wales Rural Fire Service, February 7, 2006. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved February 10, 2009.
- ↑ Mild weather helps battle against Pulletop blaze . In: Australian Broadcasting Corporation , ABC News, February 7, 2006. Accessed February 10, 2009. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bushfire prompts natural disaster declaration . In: Australian Broadcasting Corporation , ABC News, February 15, 2006. Accessed February 10, 2009. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
