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Australia's firefighters battle fatigue during long season

2014-01-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: BRENDAN TREMBATH: It's been a harrowing bushfire season in Australia with two deaths and more than 200 homes lost. In the central west of New South Wales, four firefighters were taken to hospital yesterday after rolling a tanker on the way back from a fire. An investigation will be conducted to determine if fatigue was the cause. Natalie Whiting reports. NATALIE WHITING: It's been a busy fire season across Australia. For fire-fighters in New South Wales, things got off to an early...

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House destroyed as firefighters battle bushfires in western Sydney

2013-09-10 08:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

AAP: Bushfires in New South Wales have destroyed at least two houses and injured two firefighters. The NSW rural fire service (RFS) said one house had been destroyed in Hawkesbury Road at Winmalee, in the Blue Mountains, and two firefighters battling the blaze there suffered minor burns. A second house was lost in Marsden Park in the Blacktown area, in Sydney's west. Five firefighters had been treated for smoke inhalation. Briefing parliament on Tuesday, the NSW premier, Barry O'Farrell, said...

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Firefighters step up battle against Idaho blaze; resort towns menaced

2013-08-19 14:36:38| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A wildfire that has forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 homes in central Idaho roared largely unchecked into a 12th day on Monday near the ski resort of Sun Valley, even though fire crews launched a big offensive against the blaze at the weekend. Firefighters took advantage of calmer winds and higher humidity levels on Sunday to attack the flames aggressively, but still ended the day with containment lines carved around less than 10 percent of the blaze's perimeter, fire officials said. ...

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