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What were the Black Saturday bush fires like?
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This report shows the impact of the 2009 Black Saturday fires in Victoria on families, animals and communities.

What to do when you have lost everything?

This report shows the impact of the 2009 Black Saturday fires in Victoria on families, animals and communities.

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Imagine a bad bush fire has affected your community. How could you look out for each other?

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Look out for each other when disaster strikes.

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  • Fire experiences,
  • Recover,
  • People,
  • After a bush fire,
  • Black Saturday bush fires

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Intel
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.
RFS steps up
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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When things are at their worse you often see people at their best.

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