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What causes bush fires? 
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Understanding weather is a key tool for firefighters.

Fires and the weather

Understanding weather is a key tool for firefighters.

Check out a poster explaining the impact of weather on a bush fire

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Imagine it is the middle of summer. How could you find out about tomorrow’s weather forecast?

Hey firestormers!

During bush fire season, always look at the weather forecasts.

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  • Weather and fire,
  • Fire behaviour,
  • Place,
  • Environment

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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.
#1 FACT

Wind speed, temperature, humidity and underlying dryness in the landscape affect the intensity of bush fires.

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