From a single lightning strike to Australia's largest bush fire
How heat and drought turned Australia into a tinderbox.
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In 2019 Australia had been in drought for three years.
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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.
The RFS has made to changes to their aerial firefighting fleet and introduced high tech solution in response to the terrible 2019/2020 bush fire season.
In 2023 AerialFire magazine featured the changes and explained why they are world class.
#1 FACT
A bush fire relies of four main factors: high temperatures, low humidity, strong winds and a fuel source.