Multiple bushfire alerts in Tasmania as winds make blazes difficult to control - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A person videos smoke from the fire at Colebrook, Tasmania, Sunday September 20, 2026. (ABC News: Ashleigh Barraclough)

Tasmania's fire service has issued bushfire alerts for several areas as wind gusts make conditions difficult for fire crews.

As of 4pm, seven warnings were active, with people in affected areas urged to stay updated with the latest advice from authorities.

Smoke from bushfire at Seven Mile Beach seen at Dodges Ferry, Tasmania, Sunday, September 20, 2026. (ABC News: Jo Spargo)

It comes as the TFS warned earlier in the week that areas of Tasmania would face an elevated fire danger due to a combination of high temperatures, dry air and windy conditions.

Fire crews were also in attendance at a vegetation fire at Franklin, in Hobart's south, where a smoke alert message was issued for the Huon Highway south of Franklin to Braeside Road.