Snowy Mountains (Long Plain Complex)Fires NSW February 2007

Snowy Mountains (Long Plain Complex) fires NSW February 2007

Two fires were started by lightning on Friday night 2 February in rugged terrain between the Snowy Mountains Highway and Tantangara Reservoir in the Snowy Mountains, both (Rules Point and Peak Back Ridge) are about 30km south east of Talbingo near the Snowy Mountains Highway.

On Sunday afternoon (4th Feb.) a ACT RFS strike team left Canberra for the fires. They were involved in back burning operations overnight off the Snowy Mountains Highway and Spicers Creek fire trail. The next day the first ACT RFS task force left to relieve the strike team and commenced work on the Peak Back Ridge fire.

By the morning of Tuesday 6 February the Rules Point Fire located between the Snowy Mountains Highway and Long Pine Road approx 30km south-east of Talbingo was burning within established control lines and considered contained. This fire burnt out approximately 2500ha.

By 11 February firefighting operations began to scale down as a result of the overnight rain. The Long Plain Complex Fires burnt over 18000ha.

Photos of the Rules Point fire - Long Plain Complex Fire (N.S.W.) 4 February

Map of the long Plains Complex fires

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Long Plain Complex February 2007 (Grant Morey)