Pulletop bushfire
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| Location | Pulletop, New South Wales |
| Date(s) | 6 February 2006 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
Pulletop bushfire started on the 6 February 2006 in hot dry and windy weather conditions about 30 km southeast of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.[1] The fire was thought to have been started by sparks from a tractor on a property at Pulletop which quickly got out of control. 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 km² of farmland was burnt.[1][2] 7 February 2006 milder conditions help firefighters to control the fire burning in inaccessible country.[3]
- Over 90 km² of farmland burnt[4]
- 2,500 sheep killed
- 6 cattle killed
- 3 vehicles destroyed
- 2 hay sheds destroyed
- 50km of fencing was burnt
- Pine plantation worth $5 million, a communications installation and 19 homes saved
- A Natural Disaster was declared
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "RFS declares bushfire emergency". Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC News). 2006-02-06. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ↑ "Blue Mountains Firefighters dispatched to Wagga". New South Wales Government (New South Wales Rural Fire Service). 2006-02-07. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ↑ "Mild weather helps battle against Pulletop blaze". Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC News). 2006-02-07. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ↑ "Bushfire prompts natural disaster declaration". Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC News). 2006-02-15. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pulletop bushfire. |
- Firefighters still tackling big south-western blaze. 07/02/2006. ABC News Online
- Bushfire closes Hume Highway. 07/02/2006. ABC News Online
- Firefighters hope to contain south-west blaze. 08/02/2006. ABC News Online
- NSW RFS Pulletop fire photos
Coordinates: 35°30′39″S 147°26′48″E / 35.51083°S 147.44667°E