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2014 photo and video gallery

Blue Mountains Snowfall‏

 Local RFS crews have been assisting the State Emergency Service after last night's snow in the upper mountains.

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Counting on the legend of Ichabod for bushfire season‏

 Air-crane water bombing helicopter Ichabod arrived at Penrith's Sydney International Regatta Centre one month early on Friday, to be put through its operational readiness checks for the bushfire season.

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Air Cranes Arrive for 2014 Fire Season

 Two Air Cranes have arrived for the start of the 2014 Bush Fire Season.

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Fire Season Warning‏

 The official start to the Bush Fire Season has seen fire authorities warn of an above average year for much of the state.

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Blue Mountains Crews participate in Yetholme Exercise‏

Rural Fire Brigades from the Blue Mountains, together with those from the Lithgow and Bathurst area undertook a joint training exercise at Yetholme, west of Lithgow.

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Blue Mountains Support Communications Brigade tours Canobolas Fire Control Centre

 Blue Mountains Support Communications Brigade had a tour of the Canobolas Fire Control Centre.

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NSW Rural Fire Service asks residents to prepare for dangerous fire season

The NSW Rural Fire Service is urging residents to prepare for the coming fire season, with a greater than normal fire season ahead.

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High Bushfire Risk for NSW‏- The Land 4th September 2014

 View the Land Newspaper artcile High Bushfire Risk for NSW

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Commissioner Warns of Above Normal Fire Season‏

 The NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner, Shane Fitzsimmons says the eastern half of NSW Can expect above average fire conditions this season.

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New bushfire clearing laws in play‏

Blue Mountain GazetteBy Shane Desiatnik It was no coincidence the Blaxland home of Carolyn and Colin Sanders was chosen for a media conference last Thursday to announce the start of new laws giving homeowners more power to remove trees and vegetation that could be a bushfire hazard.

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