2004–05 Australian bushfire season

2004–05 Australian bushfire season
NASA MODIS burned area detections from June 2004 to May 2005
LocationAustralia
Statistics
Date(s)Winter (June) 2004 – Autumn (May) 2005
Burned area>
Buildings destroyed450+ total
  • 103 houses
  • 350+ non-residential structures
Season
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State Start date Deaths Injuries Houses lost Area (ha) Local govt. Impacted communities & destruction Duration Ref.
QLD 30 September 2004 1 Townsville Black River
  • A volunteer firefighter perishes
 [1]
QLD 8 October 2004 2 6 Toowoomba Crows Nest
  • Several non-residential structures and cars destroyed
 [2][3][4][5]
2 3,000 ha (7,400 acres) Lockyer Valley Helidon [2]
WA 2 December 2004 1 2 13,000 ha (32,000 acres) Dumbleyung Tincurrin & Kukerin
  • 2,500 head of livestock perish
 [6][7]
SA 10 January 2005 9 115 93 78,000 ha (190,000 acres) Lower Eyre Peninsula Wangary, North Shields, Louth Bay, Yallunda Flat & Wanilla
  • Nine civilians perish
  • 340 non-residential structures, 139 items of farm machinery, 45 vehicles, 15 caravans at North Shields caravan park, 4 boats, 3 cabins, 3 vans, 2 buses, a shop and a museum destroyed
  • 47,000 head of livestock perish
 2 days [8][9][10]

References
  1. "Injured firefighter dies in hospital". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 September 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. "Homes destroyed in Qld bushfires". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. "Qld fire crews prepare for windy afternoon". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. Berry, Sean (10 October 2004). "Firefighters battle blazes as NSW is warned". Sun Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. "Crows Nest residents urged to boost fire preparedness". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  6. "Power company launches bushfire probe". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. "Western Power wait on bushfire investigation results". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 December 2004. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  8. Anthony Schapel, Deputy State Coroner of South Australia (18 December 2007). "Inquest into the Deaths of Star Ellen Borlase, Jack Morley Borlase, Helen Kald Castle, Judith Maud Griffith, Jody Maria Kay, Graham Joseph Russell, Zoe Russell-Kay, Trent Alan Murnane, and Neil George Richardson" (PDF). Coroner's Court of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  9. Debelle, Penelope; Selma Milovanovic (13 January 2005). "Towns in shock as fires claim nine". The Age. Australian Associated Press. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  10. Tenace, Lisa (April 2005). "Special Report: Black Tuesday" (PDF). Volunteer. South Australian Country Fire Service. 111: 12–17. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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