It is winter in my part of the world in the northern hemisphere which means that it is summer in the southern hemisphere. Like other parts of the world, summer in Australia means increased bushfires. I try to keep my eyes open for bushfire activity in Australia. I follow the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSWRFS) on Facebook where I recently saw that they had sent their tanker, the Marie Bashir to Tazmania to assist with their bushfire season.
With the deployment of aviation assets and logistical support to Tasmania, as well as aerial intelligence aircraft to South Australia over recent days, RFS personnel and equipment are currently deployed to four different state or across the entire east coast of Australia. pic.twitter.com/7QtneG4tG0
— NSW RFS (@NSWRFS) February 10, 2025
In addition to sending the Marie Bashir airtanker to Tasmania, they NSWRFS also sent supplies and equipment to Tasmania
A convoy of six large #RFS trucks is traveling through Victoria, carrying supplies & support staff for a 150-person base camp to assist firefighting efforts in Tasmania. Heading to Geelong, they will board the Spirit of Tasmania ferry. Give them a wave if you see them! pic.twitter.com/TGq9VysYMR
— NSW RFS (@NSWRFS) February 11, 2025
As you can see from the two videos that I have embedded below, Tasmania declared a bushfire emergency on or about February 12, thanks to my friends at the B10 NJ Wildfire Page for sharing this video today. According to the second video from ABC News Australia, sixteen bushfires have burnt 45,000 hectares of bush or approximately 112,000 acres. I wish all the crews on the ground and in the air working the bushfires in Tasmania the best and that may be safe as the fight these bushfires.
Direct link to video from Sky News Australia on YouTube
Direct link to video from ABC News Australia on YouTube
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