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Vital firefighting tool at risk as northern Australia enters fire season
By James Elton

A live fire mapping service, used by Indigenous rangers, firefighting agencies and pastoralists in northern Australia, is on track to run out of funding during the region's peak fire season.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-17/naf

ABC News · Funding for vital firefighting map technology in doubt as northern Australia enters fire seasonBy James Elton

Insurance industry 'very worried' about lithium battery fires
By Emma Wynne

The peak body for insurance companies says it's seriously concerned about the potential for "catastrophic loss" caused by lithium battery fires, particularly in apartment buildings.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/ins

ABC News · Insurance industry seeks regulation to curb lithium-ion battery firesBy Emma Wynne

Residents want mining protection for sand dunes that saved town from fire
By Chloe Henville

Residents are questioning why Lancelin's iconic sand dunes are being mined for limesand when they acted as a "perfect fire barrier" during recent bushfires.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/com

ABC News · Lancelin sand mining debate heats up after dunes protect town from fireBy Chloe Henville

Fire crews lose control of planned burn, residents told 'prepare to leave'
By Julia Bergin

Authorities have issued warnings about a bushfire in Victoria’s central-west after fire crews lost control of a planned burn near Daylesford.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-12/fir

ABC News · 'Prepare to leave', residents told, after fire crews lose control of planned burn in central VictoriaBy Julia Bergin

After the recent California fires, the Army Corps of Engineers caused an uproar with the early mismarking of trees as hazardous. Residents and professional arborists responded, the Corps listened, and collaboration is now leading to new growth. #LA #fires #Wildfires

csmonitor.com/Environment/2025

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The Christian Science Monitor · A tree grows in Altadena: LA community tries to save its fire-damaged canopyBy Francine Kiefer