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The bush fire season in 2019/2020 was the most destructive in NSW history.
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Aviation resources play an important role in the bush fire fighting effort.

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Aviation resources play an important role in the bush fire fighting effort.

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Imagine you saw waterbombing aircraft active near your house. What would that tell you about the fire?

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Firefighters use a lot of different types of technology to put out fires.

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  • Fire experiences,
  • Major bush fires,
  • Respond

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Actor Ben Lawson, who has starred in Modern Family, Firefly Lane, 13 Reasons Why, wrote this poem in Los Angeles where he has lived since 2008, as a love letter to his burning homeland.
From a single lightning strike to Australia's largest bush fire
On Monday 3 February 2020 this special bush fire edition of Four Corner first went to air on ABC Television.
#1 FACT

Waterbombing aircraft can slow the progress of a fire, but firefighters put the fire out.

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