A BUSHFIRE threatening the historic southern Tasmanian town of Richmond has been brought within containment lines, but crews are wary of an imminent heatwave throughout the state.
Dozens of people were evacuated from the town after the fire breached containment lines and put properties under direct threat around 2pm (AEDT) on Thursday.
A Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) spokesman said the fire was back within the containment lines by Thursday evening.
"The last operational information received was that the fire was holding within containment lines, and crews are working on a number of flanks to bring the fire to a central area," he told AAP.
There were no reports of property damage, he said.
One of the town's main access routes, Middle Tea Tree Road, was closed to all traffic for several kilometres.
Elsewhere, a large number of crews battled hard to bring a blaze at Forcett under control, while campers were moved on from Lake Repulse because of a nearby bushfire.
The TFS spokesman said firefighters would work hard in the cooler evening conditions ahead of another predicted scorcher on Friday.
"We are expecting worse fire behaviour tomorrow, with poorer weather indicators," he said.
Hobart is tipped to reach 39C on Friday, with strong northwesterly winds forecast.
A total fire ban has been declared for the state.
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