Firefighters brace for worst Christmas Day conditions in 30 years
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Posted by 7 News Adelaide on Tuesday, 22 December 2015
SA
Firefighters are bracing for the worst Christmas Day fire conditions
in almost 30 years. The hot spell is set to continue, but it is a
cool change forecast for the afternoon that has emergency services on
edge. Andrea Nicolas reports
South
Australia is bracing for bushfires over the festive season, with
authorities predicting the most dangerous Christmas Day fire
conditions in decades.
The
mercury is set to reach 37C in Adelaide on Friday, with strong
northerly winds forecast throughout the morning.
A
significant change is tipped to arrive mid-afternoon, bringing cooler
temperatures but also very gusty southerly winds and possible
lightning storms.
Total
fire bans are expected to be issued in up to 10 districts and
firefighters will be on standby across the state to deal with any
flare-ups.
Country
Fire Service state coordinator Leigh Miller says the forecast
conditions are the worst he can recall for Christmas Day in almost 30
years.
"We
don't need to have catastrophic conditions for bad fires to start,"
he told reporters.
"We've
had many fires continue, throughout all the years we've been in the
CFS, in conditions much less than what we're going to be facing on
Christmas Day."
Bureau
of Meteorology acting regional director John Nairn said Friday's
forecast cool change should not be cause for complacency.
"What
we're likely to see is that the most dangerous fire conditions are
after the change comes through," he said.
Adelaide's
temperature is set to reach 38C on Christmas Eve, with total fire
bans declared in the west coast, lower south east and eastern Eyre
Peninsula districts
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