Tasmania Police is seeking public assistance following a series of deliberately lit scrub fires in bushland between Clarendon Vale and Acton Park earlier this week.
Sergeant Jake Sansom from Clarence Plains station said Tasmania Fire Service and Tasmania Police responded to reports of three separate scrub fires in the Stanfields Hill area about 6.30pm on Tuesday.
"The incidents occurred on a high fire danger day and required significant firefighting resources, including multiple aerial assets, to bring the fires under control," he said.
"Preliminary investigations have determined the fires were deliberately lit."
"This behaviour posed a serious risk to the community, and is completely unacceptable."
"Police actively investigates reports of unlawfully set fires and anyone identified as being involved in deliberately lighting fires will be held fully accountable."
This incident follows several reports of deliberately lit fires in the same bushland area in recent weeks.
Police are actively investigating and urge anyone with information that may assist to contact Tasmania Police on 131 444, or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at crimestopperstas.com.au, quoting Offence Report 796081.
Information can be provided anonymously.
