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The bush fire season in 2019/2020 was the most destructive in NSW history.
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Buddhist Monastery saved

Great work by waterbombing aircraft and ground crews in early January 2020 saved the Sunnataram Forest Monastery near Penrose in the southern highlands, NSW.

Great work by waterbombing aircraft and ground crews in early January 2020 saved the Sunnataram Forest Monastery near Penrose in the southern highlands, NSW.

A number of outbuildings were unfortunately lost however the main Pagoda was successfully protected.

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Imagine there was a fire in your area. Which buildings would want to ensure were protected?

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Property protection is a part of firefighting.

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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.
On Monday 3 February 2020 this special bush fire edition of Four Corner first went to air on ABC Television.
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The Erickson S-64 Air-Crane has gained fame in Australia as a highly visible and valuable tool in the firefighting effort since 2000.

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