FORECASTS of warm and windy weather and a very high fire danger have prompted the Tasmania Fire Service to urge landowners and campers to avoid lighting fires this weekend. The TFS warns that the weather conditions will increase the likelihood of fires escaping. UPPER DERWENT VALLEY WEATHER FORECAST The warning
1PM UPDATE: Glenlusk Rd has been reopened to traffic following the ealier crash. Police say there is no update on the condition of the driver. EARLIER: POLICE and emergency services are in attendance at a single vehicle crash on Glenlusk Rd, Glenlusk. Police say that the single occupant of the
TASMANIA FIRE SERVICE ADVICE MESSAGE FOR STYX Issued At: 12/03/2021 3:29pm CLICK HERE FOR LATEST UPDATE There is a bushfire at Styx Road, Styx. There is no immediate threat. The fire remains stable, is not running or out of control and no properties are under threat. Water bombing aircraft are operating in
TASMANIA FIRE SERVICE SMOKE ALERT FOR NEW NORFOLK, BUSHY PARK, WESTERWAY AND GRETNA Issued At: 11/03/2021 9:36am CLICK HERE FOR LATEST UPDATE There is a bushfire at Styx Rd, Styx. There is no threat to communities. There may be smoke and ash from this fire visible around New Norfolk, Bushy Park, Westerway and
TASMANIA FIRE SERVICE: A SMOKE ALERT FOR MOLESWORTH AND COLLINSVALE Issued At: 07/03/2021 11:29am CLICK HERE FOR LATEST ADVICE There is a bushfire at Wyre Forest Road, Molesworth. There is no threat to communities. There may be smoke and ash from this fire visible around Molesworth and Collinsvale. What to do: People with medical
TASMANIA FIRE SERVICE: BUSHFIRE ADVICE MESSAGE FOR MOLESWORTH, LYELL HIGHWAY, MURPHYS FLAT Issued At: 06/03/2021 4:11pm CLICK HERE FOR LATEST ADVICE Water bombing aircraft are operating in support of the fire at Wyre Forest Road, Molesworth. Aircraft are accessing water from the River Derwent near Murphys flat. Watercraft in area are requested to maintain
2PM UPDATE: Tyga-FM is now back on the air on reduced power after this morning’s outage. Anyone having trouble receiving the radio broadcast can try the internet stream. EARLIER: LAST night’s heavy rainfall is suspected to be the cause of community radio station Tyga-FM going off-air early this morning. Station
3PM UPDATE: Management of the one-hectare fire at Plenty Link Rd has been handed over to the property owner, SFM Environmental Solutions, whose crews are on site and will continue to monitor for the remainder for the day and tomorrow. Temperature conditions have dropped. The vegetation fire at Collins Cap
WITH local temperatures predicted to reach the high 30s tomorrow, the Tasmania Fire Service has declared a Day of Total Fire Ban in the state’s south, coupled with a fire weather warning from the Bureau of Meteorology. No fires may be lit or allowed to remain alight in the open
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Severe Weather Warning for DAMAGING WINDS For people in Upper Derwent Valley, South East, East Coast, North West Coast, Midlands and parts of Western, Central North and Central Plateau Forecast Districts. Issued at 11:50 am Sunday, 17 January 2021. Weather Situation: West to southwesterly winds
JANUARY 11 has been declared a Day of Total Fire Ban in the state’s south, including the Derwent Valley and Central Highlands municipalities. “This is due to a significant warming event and the associated conditions of low humidity and increasing winds,” Tasmania Fire Service acting regional chief officer Ian Bounds
UPDATE 5PM: A motorcyclist is reported to be in a serious condition as a result of the crash earlier today. Hollow Tree Rd remains closed between the Lyell Hwy and Marked Tree Rd. The rider will be taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital for treatment. Motorists are asked to avoid
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