The threat from bushfires at Seven Mile Beach and Colebrook has eased, with both fires downgraded to advice level after crews battled damaging winds through Sunday and overnight.
Fire investigators will be on the scene today to work out what started the blazes.
Tasmania Fire Service incident controller Andrew McConnon said crews had faced tough conditions.
“Crews from Tasmania Fire Service, Parks and Wildlife Service and Sustainable Timber Tasmania worked tirelessly to attack and contain these fires, working through some very challenging conditions brought on by the strong wind gusts,” he said.
The Seven Mile Beach fire jumped to Watch and Act late on Sunday afternoon, with an extra warning issued for Lewisham, Dodges Ferry and Carlton as embers were pushed across the water.
That warning has since been lifted.
“Favourable weather conditions today are expected to support firefighting efforts and assist crews with containing fires,” McConnon said.
Extra resources were brought in from other parts of the state to back up southern crews.
Advice warnings remain in place for Seven Mile Beach, Yarlington Road at Colebrook and Mud Walls Road at Colebrook.
Smoke alerts are also active for Dodges Ferry, Carlton, Seven Mile Beach and Oatlands, with people told to avoid the smoke.
McConnon said residents should not drop their guard.
“There are areas of our state where we have identified elevated bushfire risks due to the dry conditions,” he said.
“Strong winds and dry conditions means fires can start easily and quickly spread and be hard to control.”
People are being urged to have a bushfire plan, clean up yards and paddocks, clear roof gutters and remove flammable waste from around the home.
Anyone who sees smoke, flames or a fire that may have reignited should not assume someone else has already called it in.
Call Triple Zero straight away.
Warnings and incident updates are available through the TasALERT app and at TasALERT.com.
