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Bush fires affect river water

Bush fires have a serious impact on forests, but how might they affect the water quality in a major river system?

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Imagine a bush fire burning in a National Park near your school. How can you measure the impact on water quality in the park’s streams?

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Bush fires can affect the environment as well as people.

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  • Fire in the environment,
  • Respond,
  • Recover,
  • Place,
  • Environment,
  • After a bush 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.
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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Bush fires can have a serious effect on the water quality of river systems.

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