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Thread #118422 Message #4022584
Posted By: Sandra in Sydney
07-Dec-19 - 04:01 AM
Thread Name: BS: Bushfires in Australia - Feb 2009-2020
Subject: RE: BS: Bushfires in Australia - Feb 2009
As well as US & Canadian firefighters we even have NZ firefighters here.
In the off season Northern & Southern Hemisphere firefighters go overseas to help local services. As fire seasons overlap in Aus & California, sharing firefighting resources will only get harder
Since 2001/02 fire season Australian authorities have hired Erickson S-64 Air-Cranes from US
Latest report, 2 hours ago. NSW 'mega-fire' is on Sydney's doorstep "Worst ever" and "unprecedented" have become the new norm this bushfire season, but when a blaze grows to the size of Sydney a new standard of overwhelming is set and firefighting becomes a logistical headache. Five blazes merged north of Sydney yesterday and the term "mega-fire" reared its ugly head. The 60-kilometre fire front continues to consume areas west of Gosford, including Colo Heights, Wollangambe, Mellong, Wollemi and Big Yengo ... Basically, it could get better just to get worse, and it is anyone's guess when this fire stops growing. That's bad news for those on the Central Coast and in Sydney who are being choked by smoke from these blazes.
sandra in smoky sydney