New South Wales' ongoing heavy rainfall is expected to curb the risk of a heightened number of grassfires. 9News
"We know looking back at past years when it has been wet like this in NSW, Queensland and many other parts of Australia the fire conditions tend to be less severe than in years like 2019 when we were in a drought," he said.
Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist David Jones says Australia is likely to see another La Nina season.NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Rob Rogers said the state can expect to see a normal fire season despite the east coast experiencing wetter than average conditions. "That is very different than what it would be if we weren't having this ongoing rain because what's happening because huge amounts of grassland growing in western NSW and once that dries out that's going to be a huge risk for us," Rogers said.
ACT Chief Fire Officer Rohan Scott said the territory will see a below-normal bushfire risk during spring due to recent heavy rainfall. "We are unlikely to see the sorts of bushfire events of long duration we saw during 2018 and 2019 but we are likely to see a number of grassfires," he said."A normal fire season is not good news because it means we will have large fires and risk to people here," South Australia Country Fire Service Chief Officer Mark Jones said.Fire crews control bush fires as they approach properties on Copley Road in Upper Swan on February 02, 2021 in Perth, Australia.
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