Black Saturday bushfires (2009)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Black_Saturday_bushfires_(2009)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
gptkbp:areaBurned 450,000 hectares
gptkbp:causedBy arson
strong winds
extreme heat wave
power line failure
gptkbp:climate record high temperatures
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:National_Day_of_Mourning_(22_February_2009)
annual memorial services
gptkbp:date 7 February 2009
gptkbp:documentedIn book 'Kinglake 350' by Adrian Hyland
documentary 'After the Fires'
gptkbp:economicCost estimated $4.4 billion AUD
gptkbp:emergencyDeclared state of disaster
gptkbp:environmentalImpact massive loss of flora and fauna
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:2019–20_Australian_bushfire_season
gptkbp:fundraising Victorian Bushfire Appeal
gptkbp:homesDestroyed over 2,000
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Black Saturday bushfires (2009)
gptkbp:impact gptkb:infrastructure
electricity infrastructure
industrial equipment
local economies
wildlife populations
gptkbp:injuries over 400
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:2009_Victorian_Bushfires_Royal_Commission
gptkbp:legislationResult changes to fire safety regulations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Victoria,_Australia
gptkbp:maximumSpeed up to 100 km/h
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international
gptkbp:memorial Black Saturday Memorial
gptkbp:notableEvent worst bushfire disaster in Australian history
gptkbp:notableSurvivor Sam the Koala
gptkbp:notableVictim gptkb:Brian_Naylor
Ronald Barassi Sr.
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Ash_Wednesday_bushfires_(1983)
gptkbp:response gptkb:Metropolitan_Fire_Brigade
gptkb:Victoria_Police
gptkb:Australian_Defence_Force
gptkb:Country_Fire_Authority
gptkbp:temperature up to 46.4°C in Melbourne
gptkbp:townsAffected gptkb:Kinglake
gptkb:Strathewen
gptkb:Hazelwood
gptkb:Beechworth
gptkb:Narbethong
gptkb:Flowerdale
Marysville
gptkbp:victim 173
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dandenong_Ranges
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7