© hobartdaily.com - Fire at Conningham, South of Hobart 12 January 2008

Its shaping up to be a hot dry summer it seems with lots of fires this summer. The one above is of Conningham today where a 500 ha fire was making trouble.

© hobartdaily.com - Fire at Acton Park & Clarendon Vale 12 January 2008

Meanwhile another 200 ha fire was uncomfortably close to houses. And the worst thing was when i was in the area fire bugs were lighting additional fires in the Clarendon Vale area.