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News and footage of the October 2013 Blue Mountains bush fires including statistics.

2013 fire season

News and footage of the October 2013 Blue Mountains bush fires including statistics.

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Imagine there are many large bush fires burning. How do you think the NSW Rural Fire Service can manage them all?

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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.
NEW Fire Spread Prediction Maps: January 10, 2020
On January 10, the NSW RFS produced fire prediction maps for all the active firegrounds.
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Firefighters from all around NSW were needed to fight the Blue Mountains fires.

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