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The bush fire season in 2019/2020 was the most destructive in NSW history.
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On October 25, 2019, NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons held a a press conference to warn the public about the dangers of the coming bush fire season.

NSW RFS Commissioner warns about the dangers ahead

On October 25, 2019, NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons held a a press conference to warn the public about the dangers of the coming bush fire season.

On October 25, 2019, NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons held a a press conference to warn the public about the dangers of the coming bush fire season.

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Drought causes the landscape to be very dry and bush fires spread easily.

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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.
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From 1 July 2019 to 25 October 2019, NSW averaged 1,000 fires a month.

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