also suffered in the same fires. Excerpt from news article on 19 Jan 2019 Firefighters are battling an uncontrolled bushfire near Miena in Tasmania’s Central Plateau, with people in the small town warned the blaze could place them at “high risk”. The fire, which so far has burned across approximately 4,000 hectares, is one of 46 ongoing fires in Tasmania, necessitating a call-out to mainland fire services for assistance.