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Scenes from Central Highlands bushfires

Firefighters and volunteers from Tasmania and interstate face another gruelling day battling bushfires across the Central Highlands.

January 23, 2019 - 9:41PM
The burnt landscape in Tasmania’s Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
1/36The burnt landscape in Tasmania’s Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
2/36Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
Firefighters plan their attack at Miena. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
3/36Firefighters plan their attack at Miena. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake amid the state's bushfires. Picture: PATRICK GEE
4/36Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake amid the state's bushfires. Picture: PATRICK GEE
Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
5/36Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
6/36Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
7/36Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
Volunteers Graham Killeen, left, and Robert Oakley help pack trail mix for emergency service crews at the Great Lake Hotel. Picture: PATRICK GEE
8/36Volunteers Graham Killeen, left, and Robert Oakley help pack trail mix for emergency service crews at the Great Lake Hotel. Picture: PATRICK GEE
Smoke blots the sky near Miena. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
9/36Smoke blots the sky near Miena. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
10/36Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
Volunteer fire fighters Tara Felts, from Claude Road Fire Brigade, and Jackson Marshall, from Sheffield Fire Station, getting a well-earned break after battling fires in the region overnight. Picture: PATRICK GEE
11/36Volunteer fire fighters Tara Felts, from Claude Road Fire Brigade, and Jackson Marshall, from Sheffield Fire Station, getting a well-earned break after battling fires in the region overnight. Picture: PATRICK GEE
Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake. Picture: PATRICK GEE
12/36Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake. Picture: PATRICK GEE
Smoke billows behind the Great Lake pub. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
13/36Smoke billows behind the Great Lake pub. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
14/36Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
A water-bombing helicopter fills up at Great Lake. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
15/36A water-bombing helicopter fills up at Great Lake. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
Firefighters prepare their equipment as they get ready to tackle the blaze at Miena. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
16/36Firefighters prepare their equipment as they get ready to tackle the blaze at Miena. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake amid the state's bushfires. Picture: PATRICK GEE
17/36Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake amid the state's bushfires. Picture: PATRICK GEE
Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
18/36Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake amid the state's bushfires. Picture: PATRICK GEE
19/36Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake amid the state's bushfires. Picture: PATRICK GEE
Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake amid the state's bushfires. Picture: PATRICK GEE
20/36Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake amid the state's bushfires. Picture: PATRICK GEE
Smoke fills the sky near Miena as the Tasmania Fire Service issued an emergency warning for the town. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
21/36Smoke fills the sky near Miena as the Tasmania Fire Service issued an emergency warning for the town. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake amid the state's bushfires. Picture: PATRICK GEE
22/36Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake amid the state's bushfires. Picture: PATRICK GEE
A water-bombing helicopter fills up at Great Lake. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
23/36A water-bombing helicopter fills up at Great Lake. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
A water-bombing helicopter fills up at Great Lake. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
24/36A water-bombing helicopter fills up at Great Lake. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
25/36Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake amid the state's bushfires. Picture: PATRICK GEE
26/36Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake amid the state's bushfires. Picture: PATRICK GEE
Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake amid the state's bushfires. Picture: PATRICK GEE
27/36Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake amid the state's bushfires. Picture: PATRICK GEE
A wall of smoke obscures the view of water-bombing aircraft tackling the Miena blaze. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
28/36A wall of smoke obscures the view of water-bombing aircraft tackling the Miena blaze. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake amid the state's bushfires. Picture: PATRICK GEE
29/36Back burning and fuel reduction burns around Great Lake amid the state's bushfires. Picture: PATRICK GEE
Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
30/36Firefighters at work battling blazes in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Picture: Tara Felts
Great Lake Hotel co-owner Kaylee Hattinger has been providing food and accommodation for tired firefighters battling the blazes in the region. Picture: PATRICK GEE
31/36Great Lake Hotel co-owner Kaylee Hattinger has been providing food and accommodation for tired firefighters battling the blazes in the region. Picture: PATRICK GEE
Superintendent Graham Kingsland, of Fire and Rescue New South Wales, at Great Lake. Picture: PATRICK GEE
32/36Superintendent Graham Kingsland, of Fire and Rescue New South Wales, at Great Lake. Picture: PATRICK GEE
Incident controller and Deputy Regional Chief North Ian Bounds at Great Lake. Picture: PATRICK GEE
33/36Incident controller and Deputy Regional Chief North Ian Bounds at Great Lake. Picture: PATRICK GEE
Smoke blots the sky near Miena. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
34/36Smoke blots the sky near Miena. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
Fire fighter Robert Dawes. of Somerset. at Great Lake. Picture: PATRICK GEE
35/36Fire fighter Robert Dawes. of Somerset. at Great Lake. Picture: PATRICK GEE
Smoke billows behind the Great Lake pub. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
36/36Smoke billows behind the Great Lake pub. Picture: Heath Holden/Getty
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