The state’s aerial firefighting fleet has completed nearly double the number of drops this Fire Danger Season compared to last season, fuelled by ongoing hot and dry conditions across South Australia.
It comes as the Mounty Lofty Ranges Fire Ban District is extended by two weeks to 14 May – the first extension in the district since 2019.
Around 3,000 drops by fixed wing and rotary aircraft have been recorded this Fire Danger Season, compared to nearly 1,600 drops in the 2023/24 season.
Hours flown are well up – 1,920 hours this season in contrast to 1,399 hours in the previous period – highlighting longer and larger incidents responded to from the air.
Read fully at premier.sa.gov.au
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Premier of South Australia
