The Tasmania Fire Service is bracing for extreme fire danger until New Year's Eve as temperatures continue to soar across the state on Monday.
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The hot weather, gusty winds and dry conditions have led the fire service to impose a total fire ban until 2am on New Year's Eve and issue several warnings.
TFS chief officer Chris Arnol said the state had not witnessed this level of fire danger since the 2013 Dunalley bushfires.
"Monday is going to be a challenging day for all Tasmanians with the extreme fire dangers that we've got, particularly in the upper Derwent Valley and the East Coast," he said.
"With conditions like this, it is very hard to contain a fire once it is ignited.
"Fires will move very quickly under extreme conditions."
Mr Arnol recommended people relocate from bushland and reassess their camping arrangements from Monday.
He said there were four incidences on Saturday on the East Coast and in the North where people had failed to comply with the total fire ban.
Emergency Services Minister Mark Shelton said the Tasmania Fire Service has pre-positioned strike teams at some of the most at-risk areas.
He encouraged people to look at community bushfire protection plans for their area on the fire service's website.
The Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service has closed the Three Capes walking track to new walkers.
Walkers already on the track will be managed by hut rangers.
Several walking tracks in the Freycinet National Park have been closed including the Wineglass Bay lookout walk, the Mount Amos walk, Hazards loop, and the South Friendly Beach camping area.
Six walking tracks on Maria Island have also been closed and four tracks at Mount Field.
The Break O'Day Council has closed the St Helens mountain bike trail network.
Tourism Industry Council Tasmania chairman Daniel Leesong advised tourism operators to stay up to date with the latest information on the Tasmanian Fire Service website.
"This week is the busiest week of the year for the tourism industry and it's important that we all work together to stay safe and ensure that visitors are aware of what they can and can't do safely during extreme conditions, such as those forecast for tomorrow," he said.
