1993–94 Australian bushfire season explained

1993–94 Australian bushfire season
Location:New South Wales and Queensland, Australia
Date:October 1993 – January 1994
Area:70,000+ ha
Fatalities:3
Injuries:29+

A major bushfire occurred in southern Queensland, Australia, in October 1993, and several major bushfires occurred in New South Wales from December 1993 to January 1994. 3 people were killed in New South Wales by the fires and more than 29 were injured. More than 70,000 ha were destroyed in New South Wales.

StateStart dateDeathsInjuriesHouses lostArea (ha)Local govt.Impacted communities & destructionDurationRef.
QLD10 October 19933SomersetCoominya & Esk
  • 4 caravans destroyed
[1]
NSW27 December 199314Clarence ValleyMaclean[2] [3]
NSW30 December 19931115000haCessnock & SingletonBucketty
  • 16 non-residential structures, 4 caravans and 3 vehicles destroyed
  • A tourist railway damaged
17 days[4] [5] [6]
NSW1 January 19945+12500haHornsbyBrooklyn, Canoelands & Wisemans Ferry
  • A garage and several non-residential buildings destroyed
[7]
NSW3 January 199424GosfordCogra Bay, Kariong, Peats Ridge, Somersby & Tascott
  • Several non-residential structures destroyed, including a service station
  • 8 houses damaged
12 days[8]
NSW3 January 199414Lake Macquarie & NewcastleBennetts Green, Charlestown, Glendale & Wallsend
  • A retail property, a wrecker's yard and several other non-residential structures destroyed
  • 8 houses damaged
11 days[9] [10]
4 January 1994550000haBlue Mountains & HawkesburyHawkesbury Heights
  • 26 non-residential structures destroyed, including a youth hostel
  • 26 houses and 84 non-residential structures damaged
11 days[11] [12]
NSW5 January 199422000haEurobodalla & ShoalhavenSussex Inlet6 days
6 January 19945+17370haWilloughby & Ku-ring-gaiMacquarie Park, West Chatswood, West Killara & Lindfield
  • Ku-ring-gai College and at least 3 houses damaged
[13] [14]
6 January 19942Port Stephens—
  • 8 non-residential structures destroyed, including dog kennels
  • A timber factory damaged
8 days[15]
7 January 1994120+101480haSutherlandAlfords Point, Bangor, Bonnet Bay, Como & Jannali
  • 14 non-residential structures destroyed, including Como West Presbyterian Church
  • 48 vehicles destroyed
  • 90 houses and 11 non-residential structures damaged, including Como West Public School
6 days[16] [17] [18] [19]
7 January 19943611000haPittwater & WarringahBayview, Cromer, Elanora Heights, Elvina Bay, Ingleside, Lovett Bay & Warriewood
  • 4 non-residential structures destroyed, including a service station
  • 16 vehicles destroyed
  • 43 houses and 87 non-residential structures damaged
6 days[20] [21] [22] [23]

Notes and References

  1. News: Clark. Peter. Bushfire law to duplicate NSW's. 11 June 2015. Canberra Times. 11 October 1993.
  2. News: Firefighters bracing for worst as winds pick up. 12 June 2015. Canberra Times. 5 January 1994.
  3. Commonwealth of Australia . House of Representatives . NEW SOUTH WALES BUSHFIRES . 3 February 1994 . 270 . 271 . Harry Woods . Member for Page.
  4. Paxton. Gilly. Bell. Anne. Table 1; Emergency Appointments. Bush Fire Bulletin. 1994. 16. 1. 45. 7 October 2016. Department of Bush Fire Services.
  5. Paxton. Gilly. Corrections to the Last Issue of the Bulletin; Table 3, Losses by Local Government Area. Bush Fire Bulletin. 1994. 16. 2. 25. 6 October 2016. Department of Bush Fire Services.
  6. News: Fitzpatrick. Eamonn. Central Coast optimism. Sydney Morning Herald. 10 January 1994. 4.
  7. Commonwealth of Australia . House of Representatives . NEW SOUTH WALES BUSHFIRES . 3 February 1994 . 276 . 277 . Phillip Ruddock . Member for Berowra.
  8. News: Tubb. Rochelle. Bush houses lost in fire. Sydney Morning Herald. 30 January 1994. 20.
  9. Commonwealth of Australia . House of Representatives . New South Wales Bushfires . 3 February 1994 . 278 . 279 . Peter Morris . Member for Shortland.
  10. News: Sandham. Sonya. Nicole Taylor. Fires force hundreds to flee. Sydney Morning Herald. 4 January 1994. 1.
  11. Web site: At Sydney on Friday, 31 May 2002 . parliament.nsw.gov.au . Joint Select Committee on Bushfires . 6 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061400/http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/committee.nsf/0/f503824d6c135361ca256cf6000a89a8/%24FILE/Transcript%2031%20May%202002%20-%20Inquiry%20into%20the%202001-2002%20Bushfires.pdf . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  12. News: Davey. Karen. Life's work gone in 2 fatal hours. Sydney Morning Herald. 16 January 1994. 16.
  13. Web site: Mullins. G. The Interface Fire Problem – An Urban Fire Service Perspective. New South Wales Fire Brigades. 7 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20161009163532/http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/summit-2003/3-IWFC/Papers/3-IWFC-035-Mullins.pdf. 9 October 2016. dead.
  14. News: Cantlon. Gavin. Steve Warnock. Robyn Willis. Mates rescue war veterans. Sydney Morning Herald. 9 January 1994. 4.
  15. Commonwealth of Australia . House of Representatives . New South Wales Bushfires . 3 February 1994 . 282 . 284 . Robert Horne . Member for Paterson.
  16. News: Prayers answered as fires ease. 7 June 2015. Canberra Times. 10 January 1994. 1.
  17. News: Mutton. Sheree. Shire fire horror still lingers 20 years on. 7 June 2015. St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. 9 January 2014.
  18. Commonwealth of Australia . House of Representatives . Victorian Bushfire Victims - Condolences. 11 February 2009 . 1018 . Scott Morrison . Member for Cook.
  19. News: Gilmore. Helen. Rochelle Tubb. Nature's violence unites a community. Sydney Morning Herald. 16 January 1994. 14.
  20. News: Connell. Jennifer. Keith Gosman. Spot fires keep suburbs on alert. Sydney Morning Herald. 10 January 1994. 2.
  21. News: Westbrook. Tom. NSW Conservation Council calls for review of 10/50 vegetation clearing code. 7 June 2015. Daily Telegraph. 22 September 2014.
  22. Commonwealth of Australia . House of Representatives . NEW SOUTH WALES BUSHFIRES . 3 February 1994 . 268 . 270 . David Miles Connolly . Member for Bradfield.
  23. News: Chater. Jenny. Steve Offner. 'We didn't even know it was close'. Sydney Morning Herald. 13 January 1994. 46.

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