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Learn how extreme bush fires are capable of creating 'pyromaniac' clouds that make the fire even more ferocious.

Extreme bush fires can create 'pyromaniac' clouds

Learn how extreme bush fires are capable of creating 'pyromaniac' clouds that make the fire even more ferocious.

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Imagine you can see a pyrocumulonimbus cloud forming. What can you tell your family about it?

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Get familiar with how big bush fires can create their own weather systems.

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  • Fire in the environment,
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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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Pyrocumulonimbus clouds can shoot out lightning many kilometres away from the main fire.

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