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What causes bush fires? 
Find out by exploring the gallery below.

The effect of bush fires on biodiversity

Plants, animals and the whole ecosystem are impacted by bush fires. The National Parks and Wildlife Service monitors the effects.

Check out the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service website

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Imagine you are a Park Ranger. How could you protect your Park from bush fire?

Hey Firestormers!

Bush fires have many ecological effects. These effects are complex and may be positive or negative.

Firestormer
  • Weather and fire,
  • Fire behaviour,
  • Fire in the environment,
  • Prevent,
  • Prepare,
  • Respond,
  • People,
  • 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.
On hot and windy days, the fire service may declare a ban on all fires.
#1 FACT

Fire is as much a part of the Australian landscape as the biodiversity that has adapted to it over millions of years