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Fire season starts with preparation warning

The official start of the 2013 bush fire season has seen the fire services urge the public to make preparations now.

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Hay fire continues to smoulder in Peak Hill

Daily Liberal By MEGAN TAYLORA PEAK Hill blaze that continues to burn a valuable haystack on a property just outside the town is a timely reminder of the danger associated with the fire season officially beginning today.

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Education key to preventing tragedy

Daily LiberalORANA's NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) brigade stations held their annual RFS open day on the eve of the bush fire danger period.

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PREPARATION VITAL FOR BUSHFIRE DANGER PERIOD

Police and Emergency Services Minister Michael Gallacher and Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons have urged residents in bush fire prone areas across the state to prepare now, with the official start to the bush fire season.

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Fire brigades open to public

Daily LiberalNSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) volunteers from across the Orana team area will throw open the doors to their fire stations on Saturday for the annual RFS Open Day.

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Burn-offs boost bushfire prevention

Daily LiberalEARLY preparations for the beginning of the fire season at the end of the month were under way yesterday with a number of Rural Fire Service volunteers undergoing hazard reduction burns to the south and west of Dubbo.

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NSW Fire Outlook

NSW has experienced its hotest period from January to the end of August on record, which may create bad fire conditions for the tablelands and western slopes.

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Time to fire proof ourselves

Daily LiberalLANDHOLDERS in Dubbo and surrounding communities are being warned that ignoring the threat of fire can be akin to the act of "suicide".

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Two weekend fires leave personal items and house damaged

Daily LiberalA WELDING spark sent 11 fire trucks rushing to a property outside Wongarbon at the weekend as the owner stood in shock watching $150,000 of personal equipment melt before his eyes.

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Winter fire risk

Fire and Rescue NSW and the NSW Rural Fire Service have launched a winter fire safety campaign to reduce deaths and injury from house fires.

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