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up to and during this fire (Figure 6). The fine-scale information
from the reanalysis is anticipated to benefit forecasting and
emergency services during fire events.
Large fires such as the Giblin River Fire in 2013 and other
fires around the state of Tasmania at the time required a
large coordinated response from thousands of volunteer
and career firefighters and staff from other emergency and
government organisations. Although the Giblin River fire, due
Figure 4. The extent of the area
burnt in the Giblin River fire over
the period 3 to 22 January 2013
(source: Marsden-Smedley 2014.)
The red star indicates the ignition
point and the area shaded in red
shows the area burnt.
Figure 5. Location of the majority
of Bureau Automatic Weather
Stations that report hourly data in
Tasmania.
to its isolated location, did not impact directly on communities,
it had extensive impacts on important environmental areas.
The isolated location and lack of on-the-ground observations
meant that coordinating a response and understanding local
conditions was made difficult. Post event analysis of extreme
situations such as this will enable improved forecasting around
these events, more certainty in planning, and a greater resilience
to future impacts.
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