Canobolas Zone Fire Danger Period Commenced on Thursday 1st October 2015
Published Date: 29 Sep 2015
Summary
The Bush Fire Danger Period commenced in the Canobolas Zone on Thursday 1st October 2015.
Bush Fire Danger Period
Rural Fires Act Section 81
The NSW Rural Fire Service advises that the Bush Fire Danger Period for the Canobolas Zone commences as at the 1st October 2015for the Local Government areas of Blayney, Cabonne, Cowra and Orange.
Landowners wishing to undertake any burning off activities, or any fire in the open, will require a fire permit from 1 October 2015.
Fire Permits are available from your local permit officer or by contacting the Canobolas Zone office on 6363 6666. Further information on fire safety and fire season preparation can be obtained from the Canobolas Zone website http://www.canobolas.rfs.nsw.gov.au
BEFORE YOU LIGHT THAT FIRE DURING THE BUSHFIRE DANGER PERIOD the following steps are required:
- Obtain a permit from your local permit officer. If you do not know who your local permit officer is, contact the Canobolas Zone Fire Control Centre on 6363 6666.
- Once you obtain the permit you shall notify all adjoining landholders and occupiers at least 24 hours before ignition.
- You are required to notify the Canobolas Zone office on 6363 6666 at least 24 hours before ignition.
- You are required to comply with all permit conditions listed on the permit.
David Hoadley
Zone Manager
The above map reveals the bushfire outlook for southern Australia through to 2016.
Large areas of southern Australia, especially along the east and west coasts extending inland, face above normal fire potential for the 2015-2016 fire season, despite many fires in some parts of the country over the last 12 months. The above normal forecast is mostly due to a strengthening El Nino over the Pacific Ocean, currently tracking as one of the strongest on record, but is made more complex this year by the influence of warmer sea temperatures in the Indian Ocean.
There have also been significantly below average rainfalls over the last decade across almost all of eastern Australia, the west coast and Tasmania. Such underlying dry conditions mean that any surface moisture from recent rains will quickly decline once temperatures begin to warm. 2014 was Australia's third warmest year since records began and, when combined with such long term rainfall deficiencies, an early start to the bushfire season is likely in many areas.
The Southern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook is used by fire authorities to make strategic decisions on resource planning and prescribed fire management for the upcoming fire season.
The outlook is decided at an annual workshop convened by the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC and the AFAC.
At the 2015 workshop in Perth the outlook was assessed and a range of broad climate factors were considered.
