Parks and Wildlife to burn off 145ha on Bruny Island

Weather permitting, the Parks and Wildlife Service will be conducting a 145ha fuel reduction burn.

SMOKE could inundate Hobart over the next several days as Parks and Wildlife Services conduct a fuel reduction burn on Bruny Island.

The burn-off is set to begin today at Lighthouse Station as part of a statewide Fuel Reduction program, which is aimed at reducing the bushfire risk to help protect lives and communities.

The total area of this burn will be approximately 145 hectares, and is likely to take two, to three days to complete.

Smoke may persist some days afterwards depending on wind conditions. During burning operations public access to this area will be restricted.

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The public is asked to remain well out of the burn site while the burn is taking place and for the following days until safety checks have been made along tracks and trails.

Parks and Wildlife services have said while the fire intensity will be low, it will generate flames, smoke and ash.

People with medical conditions are advised to have a personal plan for avoiding smoke from the burn.

Advice is available from the Department of Health and Asthma Australia websites:

• https://www.health.tas.gov.au/publichealth/air/bushfire_smoke
• https://coronavirus.tas.gov.au/keeping-yourself-safe/air-quality
• https://asthma.org.au/about-asthma/triggers/bushfire-smoke

Current air quality information is also available via the Environment Protection Authority website:

• https://epa.tas.gov.au/epa/air/monitoring-air-pollution/real-time-air-quality-data-for-tasmania

Further information about this burn is available by contacting the Parks and Wildlife Service on phone [phone].

A map of planned burns is available on the TFS website.