▁boundary ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁fire ▁scar ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁fires ▁from ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁years ▁ 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 1 5 ▁dam aged ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 5 0 7 8 ▁hect ares ▁of ▁forest . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁significant ▁large ▁fire ▁sc ars ▁were ▁detected . ▁This ▁fire ▁sc ars ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁area ▁which ▁was ▁affected ▁by ▁fires ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁but ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁fire ▁extended ▁further ▁beyond ▁these ▁previous ▁fire ▁scar ▁boundaries ▁and ▁further ▁into ▁the ▁forest . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁fires ▁that ▁bur nt ▁the ▁kar st ic ▁rid ges ▁west ▁of ▁Golden ▁Stream ▁and ▁Med ina ▁Bank ▁which ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁bur nt ▁by ▁fires ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ; ▁however , ▁this ▁fires ▁didn ’ t ▁extend ▁beyond ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁fire ▁sc ars ▁areas . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁numerous ▁fire ▁sc ars ▁were ▁detected ▁in ▁the ▁severe ▁dry ▁season ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁Many ▁large ▁fires ▁were ▁detected ▁to ▁had ▁escaped ▁form ▁agricult ural ▁areas . ▁Some ▁areas ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁previously ▁bur nt ▁were ▁re - bur nt . ▁A ▁large ▁fire ▁scar ▁was ▁present ▁on ▁the ▁map ▁and ▁it ▁seemed ▁that ▁it ▁probably ▁escaped ▁from ▁an ▁isolated ▁farm ▁in ▁the ▁forest ▁waste ▁of ▁Indian ▁Creek . ▁Another ▁fire ▁escaped ▁from ▁the ▁South - E ast ▁of ▁Tamb ram . ▁The ▁fires ▁that ▁occurred