Farms and Farm Machinery

Holding fire

Managing bushfire risk, lessons learned from previous disasters and how technology is changing weather forecasting were among the discussion topics at Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council’s (AFAC) annual conference.

Held as a virtual event due to border closures, keynote speakers included well-known bushfire survivor and mindset coach Turia Pitt and former New South Wales Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons.

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