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Christmas inferno fears spark total fire bans: ‘One of the driest periods on record’

Total fire bans have been declared in two states over the Christmas break as emergency services prepare for the worst conditions since Black Summer.

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Emergency services are preparing for extreme bushfire conditions over the Christmas break with total bans declared in multiple states.

‘Not what we saw’: Residents told to prepare to leave as bushfire burns out of control

More than 100 interstate personnel are headed to Victoria, where blazes have been burning for days, to help manage forecast catastrophic fire conditions.

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More than 100 interstate personnel are headed to Victoria, where blazes have been burning for days, to help manage forecast catastrophic fire conditions.

Boxing Day travel warning amid ‘catastrophic’ fire danger in multiple States

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An out of control bushfire in the Grampians National park in Victoria.

Tragedy as boy, 4, dies in WA house fire days before Christmas

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A four-year-old boy has died in a house fire south of Perth.

Skies turn red as out-of-control bushfire bears down on two communities

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Two communities are under threat as an afternoon wind change threatens to push an out of control bushfire towards them.

Coastal town urged to evacuate as two firefighters injured

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It is understood one male firefighter was seriously burnt while another received injuries while on the fire ground in an area around Wedge Island, Cooljarloo and Nambung on Wednesday.