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What happens after a bush fire?
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Six years later in Mount Victoria

Residents of Mount Victoria in the Blue Mountains, remember the day a fire raced through their street.

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IMAGINE

Imagine your family lost its home in a bush fire. Would you rebuild again in the same place?

Hey Firestormers!

The impact of a major bush fire can last for many years.

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  • Fighting fires,
  • Fire experiences,
  • Recover,
  • People,
  • Place,
  • Blue Mountains bush fires,
  • Black Saturday bush fires,
  • Re-building after a fire

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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.
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Ten houses were destroyed on October 17, 2013 when a bush fire raced through the Mount Victoria area.

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