Fire on the Limestone Plains/Bush Fires/1952 to 1956
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1952 to 1956[edit | edit source]
During these 4 mild bush seasons the F.C.T. averaged 11 minor fires per season.[1]
There were 14 fires during the 1952-53 Fire Season, the largest being the east slope of Black Mountain on the 3 March 1953 (85 acres). During the 1953-54 Fire Season there were 2 larges bush fires Mt Bimberi on the 16 December 1953 (1,000 acres) and Angle Crossing on the 27 December 1953 (700 acres). The 1954-55 Fire Season saw 9 fires attended by Bush Fire Council units, the largest from a lightning strike at Shannon's Falls Creek on 26 December 1954 (2,500 acres). The 1955-56 Fire Season had only 4 fires attended by Bush Fire Council units in the A.C.T. with a total area of 3 acres burnt.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Luke, R. H. (R. Harry); McArthur, A. G. (Alan Grant), 1923-1978; Australia. Forestry and Timber Bureau; CSIRO. Division of Forest Research (1978), Bushfires in Australia, Australian Government Publishing Service, ISBN 978-0-642-03990-3
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ A.C.T. Bush Fire Council Annual Report's