Watch and Act warnings remain in place for Central Highlands and surrounding areas, as well as Dee, Bradys Lake, Tarraleah and surrounds.
Incident Controller Mark Klop said about 100 firefighters from Tasmania Fire Service (TFS), Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) and Sustainable Timber Tasmania (STT) are responding.
“Over the weekend firefighters have done a lot of work in the Osterley and Bradys Lake area, and it’s important for us to get on top of these as much as possible now before we hit higher fire danger weather later this week,” he said.
“The fire at Osterley, down into Ouse, is quite challenging due to the terrain and crews are using machinery to construct some fire breaks to help them gain access to the area.”
“Our plan is to consolidate the boundaries of the fires as much as possible before that weather comes through on Wednesday.”
“As well as our ground crews, we have Remote Area Firefighters and our aerial resources working to control the fires.”
Incident Controller Klop said Tasmanians need to stay alert and make good decisions.
“The message is that people need to be informed,” he said.
“Please avoid any fire in the landscape, it’s extremely dry out there, and take extra care if you are using any kind of machinery or apparatus that can cause sparks.”
To check the Fire Danger Rating in your area, visit https://www.fire.tas.gov.au/fire-danger-rating/summary/
For bushfire warnings and alerts, visit TasAlert.com
