Sydney (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 - Volunteer firefighters are scorching Australia s forest undergrowth, reducing fuel for what is expected to be the fiercest fire season since the monster Black Summer blazes.
Deadly wildfires have devastated forests in Canada, Greece, Hawaii and elsewhere around the world this year but unlike many other countries, Australia heavily relies on a 190,000-strong volunteer cohort to battle the flames.
Volunteer firefighters are scorching Australia's forest undergrowth, reducing fuel for what is expected to be the fiercest fire season since the monster "Black Summer" blazes.An estimated 82,000 people fought the "Black Summer" fires across Australia, 78 percent of them volunteers.
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