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The bush fire season in 2019/2020 was the most destructive in NSW history.
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Bringing out the best in people

See how a commemoration of the Black Saturday bush fires gave victims the strength they needed to continue the process of recovery.

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IMAGINE

Imagine your community was affected by a bush fire a few years ago. What lessons would have been learnt?

Hey Firestormers!

If you want to help people recover from traumatic events, prepare yourself for a long commitment.

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  • Fighting fires,
  • Fire experiences,
  • Major bush fires,
  • Recover,
  • People,
  • After a bush fire,
  • Black Saturday bush fires,
  • Re-building after a fire,
  • Black Summer 2019/2020

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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.
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The Black Saturday bush fires claimed the lives of 173 people on February 7, 2009.