Vegetation fire reported at Glenfern

WITH local temperatures still exceeding 25 degrees this afternoon, the Tasmania Fire Service is responding to a report of a vegetation fire at Glenfern.

A light tanker and heavy tanker have been dispatched to respond to the incident, which was reported at 5.18pm.

6PM UPDATE: The Glenfern incident was reported as closed at 5.48pm. Other vegetation fires have been reported at Meadowbank Dam Rd, Gretna (5.27pm) with a heavy tanker responding, and at Lanes Tier Rd, Ouse (4.08pm), where two heavy tankers and two light tankers are on the scene.

9PM UPDATE: The Ouse fire incident was reported as closed at 8.06pm and the Gretna fire at 8.17pm.