Kangaroo Island - military help out after the bush fires
In early January flames tore through the renowned animal sanctuary of Kangaroo Island in South Australia. Two weeks later the military were deployed to help out.
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Bush fires can threaten the survival of some of Australia's unique wildlife.
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Animals may be burned by bush fire, but for those who survive, their food supplies may have been damaged.
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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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Almost half of Kangaroo Island was burned in early January 2020, that is 210,000 hectares of burned area.