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ACT firies conduct hazard reduction burn
Canberra :: Australia | 9 months ago
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Canberra's south after bringing a small grass fire under control Multiple fire crews put out a grass fire at noon near Dunstan Street, North Curtin Oval. The fire was being fanned by light north-westerly winds towards large stormwater drains...ACT
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Hazard reduction leaves smell of smoke in Sydney air
Sydney :: Australia | over 1 year ago
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Story continues below "This is likely to continue for 2 or 3 days." Other hazard reduction burns are also taken part across the state, including in the Blue Mountains, Hornsby and Wollongong. (See the full list here) The RFS advised residents living
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Cal Fire Mariposa/Madera to allow hazard reduction burn with permit
Merced :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Cal Fire Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit (MMU) said that effective at 8 a.m. Wednesday Nov. 9, hazard reduction burning in Eastern Madera County will be allowed with a valid permit. The following guidelines are required when conducting a hazard reduction
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Islands off-limits while ADF clears bombs
Brisbane :: Australia | 2 years ago
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Darwin for three years while the Australian Defence Force retrieves unexploded bombs from the area. Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Warren Snowdon said Defence had rated the risk of the unexploded bombs at the site as substantial. He said
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Mariposa residents need burn permit beginning Saturday
Merced :: CA :: USA | 2 years ago
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To ensure safe hazard reduction burning, clear all flammable material and vegetation within 10 feet of the outer edge of the pile, keep a water supply close to the burning site, an adult should be in attendance with a shovel until the fire is out,
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Boost prescribed burning: NSW opposition
Victoria :: Canada | almost 3 years ago
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The royal commission into the Black Saturday bushfires recommended the Victorian government significantly boost its level of fuel reduction from the current annual level of 130,000 hectares. Victorian Premier John Brumby has given in principle
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NSW feels the heat over backburning
Victoria :: Seychelles | almost 3 years ago
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August 1, 2010 THE NSW government is under fire for its ''appalling'' record on hazard reduction. The opposition said NSW must learn the lessons of the the 900-page Teague report on Victoria's Black Saturday disaster and massively increase
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Smokin': Sydney cloaked by burn off
Sydney :: Australia | 3 years ago
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Text 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), email us at scoop@smh.com.au or direct message on Twitter @smh_news A NSW Fire Brigades spokesman said National Parks staff were doing a large burn between Glenbrook and Warragamba. The burn generated more smoke
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Insurers call for national bushfire code
Sydney :: Australia | over 3 years ago
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THE insurance industry has called for a review of planning, including hazard reduction burning, in the wake of the Black Saturday bushfires that brought it 10,020 claims, representing a payout of an estimated $1.2 billion. It wants to replace the
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Hot weekend sparks fire danger warning
Melbourne :: Australia | almost 4 years ago
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Farmers in NSW who are planning hazard reduction burn-offs this weekend should be wary of an increased bushfire threat, fire authorities warn. Temperatures are expected to reach 30 degrees Celsius in some areas. NSW Rural Fire Service Acting
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