South Australia’s aerial firefighting fleet has nearly doubled its drops this bushfire season compared to last season, the state government says.
And the Mount Lofty Ranges Fire Ban has been extended by two weeks to May 14, the first extension since 2019.
The government says there have been 3000 drops by aircraft and helicopters this season (as of April 17) compared to nearly 1600 drops in the 2023-24 season.
Flying hours stood at 1920 hours this season in contrast to 1399 hours last year.
The government says there were more than 1300 individual aircraft dispatches to over 200 bushfires this season including the Wilmington blaze in the Flinders Ranges in February and multiple blazes sparked by lightning strikes across the south-east last month.
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