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The '''2009 Victorian bushfires''' on Saturday 7 February 2009 were the worst bushfires in Australia's history, surpassing both the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983 and the Black Friday fires in 1939. | The '''2009 Victorian bushfires''' on Saturday 7 February 2009 were the worst bushfires in Australia's history, surpassing both the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983 and the Black Friday fires in 1939. | ||
==Kilmore East fire track== | |||
<googlemap version="0.9" lat="-37.490115" lon="145.240631" zoom="10"> | |||
6#B2758BC5 | |||
-37.30246, 144.992752, Start of Kimore fire | |||
-37.35433, 145.025024 | |||
-37.38107, 145.049057 | |||
-37.477583, 145.190506 | |||
-37.536955, 145.284576 | |||
-37.587575, 145.364914 | |||
-37.591927, 145.370407 | |||
-37.550021, 145.3862 | |||
6#B2758BC5 | |||
-37.526337, 145.256424, Front to St Andrews | |||
-37.600904, 145.269127 | |||
-37.65148, 145.310669 | |||
-37.650937, 145.344658 | |||
</googlemap> | |||
Initial track of the fire that started at Kilmore East | |||
==Chronology of the fires== | ==Chronology of the fires== |
Revision as of 13:01, 17 February 2009
The 2009 Victorian bushfires on Saturday 7 February 2009 were the worst bushfires in Australia's history, surpassing both the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983 and the Black Friday fires in 1939.
Kilmore East fire track
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Initial track of the fire that started at Kilmore East
Chronology of the fires
- Wednesday 28 January 2009
- Delburn fire started in Gippsland, arson suspected.
- Monday 2 February 2009.
- Bunyip State Park fire started by lightning
- Saturday 7 February 2009. Black Saturday
- Horsham fire started at 12:30
- Kilmore fire started on farmland at about 14:30
- Wandong, Kinglake West, Strathewan, Kinglake and Steels Creek and Flowerdale townships burnt.
- Murrindindi Mill fire started, arson suspected.
- Narbethong and Marysville townships burnt.
- Churchill fire started, arson suspected.
- Bendigo fire started at 16:30
- 17:00 Wind direction changed from northerly to southerly in Melbourne
- Beechworth fire started at 19:00
- Sunday 8 February 2009.
- Kilmore and Murrindindi Mill fires merge to form the Kinglake fire complex.
- Wilsons Promontory fire started by lightning
Causes of death
- Radiant heat; trapped in dwelling for shelter or while defending against fire
- Radiant heat; trapped in motor vehicle while attempting to evacuate
- Motor vehicle accident while attempting to evacuate (not confirmed)
See also
External links
- Wikipedia:2009 Victorian bushfires
- Victorian fires 2009, (We) can do better
- Australia's bushfires: the blame game, Guy Rundle, guardian.co.uk
- Lessons from the ashes, The Age
- Interactive map of Victorian bushfires, Google.com.au