Bushfires in Victoria

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Map of all of the bushfires in Victoria in the last 50 years Bushfires in Victoria.png
Map of all of the bushfires in Victoria in the last 50 years

Black Saturday bushfires at Steels Creek in 2009 Victorian 2009 Bushfires - Steels Creek 1.jpg
Black Saturday bushfires at Steels Creek in 2009

The state of Victoria in Australia has had a long history of catastrophic bushfires.

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The most deadly of these, the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009 claiming 173 lives. Legislation, planning, management, and suppression are the responsibilities of the Victorian State Government

By number of fires

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Signage indicating to motorists that smoke from controlled burns may be in the area

By area burnt

Major Victorian Bushfires

Intense fires can seriously impact the environment, such as here by the Big River, near Anglers Rest, Gippsland, after the 2003 fires 2003 Bushfires aftermath, Big River near Anglers Rest.jpg
Intense fires can seriously impact the environment, such as here by the Big River, near Anglers Rest, Gippsland, after the 2003 fires

Most extensive fires

Deadliest fires

See also

References

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