Understanding the impact of the fires

Update from the NSW Department of Industry, Planning and the Environment and the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.

The 2019-20 bushfires in New South Wales (NSW) have been unprecedented in their extent and intensity. As of 10 January 2020, the fires in NSW have burnt 5.128 million hectares (6.4% of the state), including 2.539 million hectares in national parks (34.5% of the state’s national park estate).

Some fires remain active across NSW (as of 16 January 2020). We will not understand the full impact of the 2019-20 fires until we get all the fire-event data, which will not be for some time.

Read the full update on the NSW Department of Industry, Planning and Environment website:

https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/parks-reserves-and-protected-areas/fire/park-recovery-and-rehabilitation/recovering-from-2019-20-fires/understanding-the-impact-of-the-2019-20-fires