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A blaze on Sunday serves as a warning about how quickly fire could spread and threaten houses, especially with more hot, dry and windy weather forecast this week, the officer says.
A senior fire officer is urging Mackenzie Basin residents not to be complacent about wildfires after a lucky near miss and more volatile conditions ahead.