Cool change major blessing

COOLER conditions statewide have helped fire crews finally make headway on most blazes burning across Tasmania for almost a week.

A Tasmania Fire Service spokesman today said the battle appeared to have been won south of Bicheno, where a wildfire that started on Friday has finally been contained.

"Fire crews will be on site for some time conducting backburning to keep the fire inside containment lines," a TFS spokesman said.

"But the fire is no longer posing a threat to the surrounding communities."

The 5000ha bushfire, believed to have been sparked by lightning, razed five houses at Half Moon Bay on Saturday night, and forced police to close the Tasman Highway at the Coles Bay turn-off on Sunday.

The blaze at Forcett -- which ripped through Copping and Dunalley last Friday and on to the Tasman Peninsula -- remains the worst of the fires still burning.

It has covered more than 22,0000ha and is still burning in difficult terrain behind Kellevie, near Copping.

"Crews are on site mapping the fire and throwing resources at it while we've got the chance due to the better weather conditions today," the spokesman said.

"Today's pretty much our only chance because the forecast is for temperatures to rise again tomorrow and reach 28 degrees by Friday."

The fire was being fought on all sides today by crews aided by 24 trucks, smaller fire vehicles, a helicopter and a personnel carrier.

"We need to get this one out," the spokesman said.

Residents of Kellevie, Bream Creek, Eaglehawk Neck, Pirates Bay, Doo Town, Old Jetty Rd and Blowhole Rd areas are advised to remain vigilant and keep a close watch on changing weather conditions in coming days.

A fire at Montumana, on the North-West Coast, forced the closure of part of the Bass Highway on Tuesday night and remains a serious threat, with 70 ground crews on site this afternoon.

In northern Tasmania, fires are burning at:

Barton Rd, Epping Forest,

Woorak Rd, Epping Forest

Bridport Rd, Curries River

Bull Bottom, Mathinna

Rossarden Rd, Rossarden

Davis Gully, Four Mile Creek.

A large bushfire at Lake Repulse, in the Upper Derwent Valley, is still burning out of control, but the TFS effort has now been boosted by the arrival of a New Zealand contingent.

For the latest fire updates, click here and tune in to ABC Local Radio.

• Join us at 11am tomorrow (Thursday) for a live chat with TFS community fire safety director Damien Killalea.

 

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