NSW Catastrophic Fire Danger
Temperatures are set to soar in New South Wales today with a catastrophic fire danger and total fire bans across the state.
Meanwhile, winds are hampering efforts to contain a fire which destroyed properties in Tasmania and storms have left thousands of Victorians without power.
Late storms across parts of New South Wales have failed to do much to ease the state’s fire threat
A total fire ban remains in place for much of the state today with high temperatures again expected to soar.
The Rural Fire Service (RFS) says overnight crews will monitor fires still burning in the Hunter, Blue Mountains, Singleton and in the Hawkesbury, near Bilpin.
The fire threat is not set to ease tomorrow with a warning of “catastrophic” fire danger in the Upper and Lower Central West Plains.
The Federal Government has authorised the use of an RAAF base for planes fighting the fires in New South Wales.
The Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland says the State Government requested the use of the Richmond airbase north-west of Sydney.
RFS Assistant Commissioner Rob Rogers says a cool change is predicted on Sunday afternoon.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/21/2749465.htm?section=justin
