Pulletop Bushfire

Pulletop Bushfire
Location Pulletop, New South Wales
Coordinates 35°30′39″S 147°26′48″E / 35.510833°S 147.446667°E / -35.510833; 147.446667Coordinates: 35°30′39″S 147°26′48″E / 35.510833°S 147.446667°E / -35.510833; 147.446667
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Date(s) 6 February 2006 (2006-02-06) – 19 February 2006 (2006-02-19)[1]
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The Pulletop Bushfire, officially referred to as the "Wandoo fire", started on the 6 February 2006 in hot dry and windy weather conditions approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Wagga Wagga in the Australian state of New South Wales.[2] The fire was thought to have been started by sparks from a tractor on a property at Pulletop which quickly got out of control. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service declared a bushfire emergency and the Hume Highway was closed late in the afternoon with fears that the fire would threaten the towns of Humula, Book Book, Livingstone and Kyeamba after 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi) of farmland was burnt.[2][3] By 7 February 2006 milder conditions helped firefighters to control the fire burning in inaccessible country.[4]

MODIS Aqua satellite image of the bushfire on 6 February 2006.

Over 90 square kilometres (35 sq mi) of farmland was burnt and the following damage reported:[5]

  • 2,500 sheep killed
  • 6 cattle killed
  • 3 vehicles destroyed
  • 2 hay sheds destroyed
  • 50 kilometres (31 mi) of fencing burnt
  • Pine plantations worth AU$5 million were destroyed, including a communications installation
  • A natural disaster was declared

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References

  1. ↑ Knox, Joe; Schroder, Matthew (2006). "'Can do' attitude at Wandoo fire 6-19 February 2006 Wagga Section 44" (PDF). Bush Fire Bulletin. 28 (01): 17. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "RFS declares bushfire emergency". ABC News. Australia. 6 February 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Blue Mountains Firefighters dispatched to Wagga". New South Wales Rural Fire Service. New South Wales Government. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  4. ↑ "Mild weather helps battle against Pulletop blaze". ABC News. Australia. 7 February 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bushfire prompts natural disaster declaration". ABC News. Australia. 15 February 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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