Forecast worsens with even higher temperatures and winds gusting up to 100km/h expected in New South Wales today.
Thousands of firefighters are bracing for what is expected to be the worst day of the bushfire crisis in New South Wales as temperatures soar and searing winds return.
Rural Fire Service volunteers have been bolstered by 800 firefighters from other states and 1000 more drafted from the Fire and Rescue Service, which staffs the state's urban stations. RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons has also mobilised about 90 aircraft, including two giant Erikson Air-Cranes flown in from Greece. Most are operating above the vast firefronts in the Blue Mountains. Read More Original Post
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