List of fires and impacts of the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season

The following tables show the extent of impact of the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.

List of fires of the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season FireStateLocal Government Area(s)Start dateContained / Cease DateArea impactedCommentsAdaminaby ComplexNew South WalesSnowy Monaro Regional Council31/12/2019Out on 16/02/202098,485 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)Ignited by several lightning strikesAnderson's CreekNew South WalesBellingen Shire Council Nambucca Valley CouncilNovember 26 20191506 hectares (as of 05/12/19)Ignited by lightning strike in New England National ParkBadja Forest RdNew South WalesSnowy Monaro Regional Council

Eurobodalla Shire

Bega Valley Shire315,512 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)Joined with the Good Good fire and the Werri Berri fireBees NestNew South WalesArmidale Regional Council Clarence Valley CouncilAugust 31, 2019100 000+ hectaresEarliest mega-fire of the Black Summer (beginning in the winter of 2019)Big Jack MountainNew South WalesBega Valley Shire19,633 hectares

(as of 15 February 2020)BondiNew South WalesSnowy Monaro Regional Council3,539 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)Border FireNew South WalesBega Valley Shire192,489 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)Border Trail FireNew South WalesKyogle Council Tenterfield Shire Councilearly November 2019At least 6,400 hectaresBuldahVictoriaBusby's Flat RoadNew South WalesRichmond Valley CouncilCalabashNew South WalesSnowy Monaro Regional Council4,634 hectares

(as of 15 February 2020)Campbells River RdNew South WalesOberon Council481 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)Carrai EastNew South WalesKempsey ShireClear RangeNew South WalesSnowy Monaro Regional Council12,458 hectares

(as of 15 February 2020)Clyde MountainNew South WalesEurobodalla Shire29 December 2019Out 16 February 202098,816 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)Grew from Currowan fire

Over 400 homes destroyedCoombes Gap ComplexNew South WalesPort Macquarie-Hastings Council37,772 hectares (as of 19 January 2020)Creewah RdNew South WalesSnowy Monaro Regional Council9,314 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)CurrowanNew South WalesCity of Shoalhaven26 November 2019Out 8 February 2020499,621 hectares (as of 8 February 2020)Ignited by lightning strike

312 homes destroyed, 173 damaged and 1,889 saved.Crestwood DriveNew South WalesPort Macquarie-Hastings Council3,572 hectares (as of 19 January 2020)Cuddlee CreekSouth AustraliaAdelaide Hills Council20 December 2019Declared safe 3 January 202023,295 hectaresIgnited by power infrastructure 85 homes destroyed, 1 death 51 firefighters injuredDunns RoadNew South WalesSnowy Valleys Council

City of Wagga Wagga28 December 2019Contained 2 February 2020

Out 15 February 2020333,940 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)Ignited by lightning strike

182 homes destroyedEast RdNew South WalesMurray River Council5 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)Forest Road, CombertonNew South WalesCity of Shoalhaven2,686 hectaresFrench IslandVictoria15 January 2020Contained 20 January 202087 hectaresBelieved to be ignited by lightning strikeGospers MountainNew South WalesCity of Hawkesbury26 October 2019Contained 13 January 2020

Out 7 February 2020512,626 hectaresIgnited by lightning strikeGood GoodNew South WalesSnowy Monaro Regional Council42,563 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)Green ValleyNew South WalesGreater Hume Shire29 December 2019Out 18 February 2020208,275 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)Ignited by lightning strike 7 related deaths including John Smith, Ross Rixon, Robert and Patrick Salway, Collin Burns, Michael Clarke and Richard Steele.NSW Bushfires Coronial InquiryGreen Wattle CreekNew South WalesWollondilly ShireOut 7 February 2020278,405 hectares (as of 19 January 2020)Ignited by lightning strikeJindenNew South WalesQueanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council17,684 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)Kangaroo Island ComplexSouth AustraliaKangaroo Island Council20 December 2019210,000 hectares (as of 14 January 2020)Believed to be ignited by lightning strike

2 deathsKerry RidgeNew South WalesMuswellbrook Shire

Singleton Council

Mid-Western Regional CouncilOut 7 February 2020156,000 hectares (as of 19 January 2020)Kian RoadNew South WalesNambucca Valley CouncilLate October 201931,000 hectaresStarted by lightning strike At least 60 homes lost, 1 deadKydra ComplexNew South WalesSnowy Monaro Regional Council8,766 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)Liberation TrailNew South WalesClarence Valley Council City of Coffs Harbourearly November 2019148, 000 hectares169 homes destroyed including 85 homes in the town of Nymboida on 8th November 2019Lindfield Park RoadNew South WalesPort Macquarie-Hastings Council18 July 2019Out 12 February 2020858 hectares (as of 12 February 2020)Little L ComplexNew South WalesSingleton Council171,396 hectares (as of 19 January 2020)Long Gully RoadNew South WalesTenterfield Shire Clarence Valley Council5 September 2019Out 27 October 201974,000 hectaresIgnited by lightning strike 2 deaths

40 homes destroyed, 22 damaged, 300 savedMacalister 43VictoriaMeads Creek WestNew South WalesMount NardiNew South WalesCity of Lismore8 November 2019Source of ignition unknown Rainforest fires

Site of a significant grass-roots community effort to support agencies undertaking containment, known as "the community defenders"Mt RoyalNew South WalesDungog, New South Wales9,250 hectares (as of 19 January 2020)Myall Creek RoadNew South WalesRichmond Valley CouncilOut 7 February 2020121,324 hectares (as of 19 January 2020)Myrtle Mountain RoadNew South WalesBega Valley Shire30 December 2019Orroral ValleyAustralian Capital Territory27 January 2020Contained 10 February 202086,562 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)Ignited by landing light on army helicopter in Namadgi National ParkOvens 41VictoriaPearson Trail ComplexNew South Wales23,053 hectares (as of 19 January 2020)Pilot LookoutNew South WalesSnowy Valleys Council14,400 hectares (as of 19 January 2020)Postmans TrailNew South WalesBega Valley Shire12,285 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)RocktonNew South WalesSnowy Monaro Regional Council26,295 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)Rolling GroundNew South WalesSnowy Valleys Council5,688 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)Rumba ComplexNew South WalesMid-Coast Council153,167 hectares (as of 19 January 2020)Scabby RangeNew South WalesSnowy Monaro Regional Council3,874 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)Snowy ComplexVictoriaTambo 35VictoriaTambo 64VictoriaTambo 48VictoriaUpper Turon RdNew South WalesMid-Western Regional Council17,414 hectares (as of 19 January 2020)Upper MurrayVictoria29 December 2019308,242 hectares

(as of 17 January 2020)Also known as the Green Valley (NSW) or Walwa fireUtakarraWestern Australia City of Greater GeraldtonWaterhole RdNew South WalesMurray River Council2 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)Werri BerriNew South Wales26,700 hectares (as of 19 January 2020)Merged with Badja Forest Road Fire

Impact to towns of the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season Town/localityLocal government areaStateImpacted DatesImpactCoordsAraluenQueanbeyan-Palerang Regional CouncilNew South WalesAshby HeightsClarence Valley CouncilNew South WalesBalmoralWingecarribee Shire CouncilNew South WalesBargoWollondilly ShireNew South WalesBarringellaCity of Shoalhaven New South WalesBatehavenEurobodalla ShireNew South WalesBatlowSnowy Valleys CouncilNew South Wales4 January 202017 houses destroyedBellCity of Blue MountainsNew South WalesBellangryPort Macquarie-Hastings CouncilNew South WalesBellbrookKempsey ShireNew South WalesBelowraEurobodalla ShireNew South WalesBembokaBega Valley Shire CouncilNew South WalesBenandarahEurobodalla ShireNew South WalesBendalongCity of Shoalhaven New South WalesBerambingCity of HawkesburyNew South WalesBilpinCity of HawkesburyNew South Wales19 December 2019BimbimbieEurobodalla ShireNew South WalesBirdwoodPort Macquarie-Hastings CouncilNew South WalesBlaxlands CreekClarence Valley CouncilNew South WalesBobinMid-Coast CouncilNew South WalesBombayQueanbeyan-Palerang Regional CouncilNew South WalesBoolijahCity of Shoalhaven New South WalesBoorgannaPort Macquarie-Hastings CouncilNew South WalesBora RidgeRichmond Valley CouncilNew South WalesBowenfelsCity of LithgowNew South WalesBoydtownBega Valley Shire CouncilNew South WalesBrogoBega Valley Shire CouncilNew South WalesBrouleeEurobodalla ShireNew South Wales31 December 2019BuanglaCity of Shoalhaven New South WalesBuckenbowraEurobodalla ShireNew South WalesBuccarumbiClarence Valley CouncilNew South WalesBudgongCity of Shoalhaven New South WalesBulga ForestMid-Coast CouncilNew South WalesBullioWingecarribee ShireNew South WalesBumbalongSnowy Monaro Regional CouncilNew South Wales1 February 2020BundambaIpswich City CouncilQueensland 6 December 2019