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World Australian police warn public to stop taking pictures of wildfires

18:22  31 january  2020
18:22  31 january  2020 Source:   foxnews.com

Three U.S. Firefighters Die in Water-Bomber Crash in Australia

Three U.S. Firefighters Die in Water-Bomber Crash in Australia Three U.S. firefighters have died after their water-bombing plane crashed while battling a blaze near the Kosciuszko National Park, as Australia’s wildfire crisis flares again. The trio were working for Coulson Aviation, which bills itself as the global leader in aerial firefighting, and was contracted by the New South Wales Rural Fire Service to help fight the blazes.“A large air tanker crashed in the Snowy Monaro region,” New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said at a press conference Thursday afternoon. “Our thoughts and prayers and heartfelt condolences go to their families.

Australian officials are fed up with people trying to take pictures of wildfires . Police in the Australian Capital Territory area – which declared a state of emergency Friday over an out-of-control forest fire burning erratically near the capital city of Canberra – are warning drivers not to stop on the

What is Australia 's fire season? Dry heat combined with lack of rain, Australia 's dry season from April to September sees a high chance of fires . Fires on the east coast of the country have spread quickly with the help of hot-dry weather, burning through millions of acres and forcing thousands of residents

  • Slide 1 of 50: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 30: A small aircraft dumps fire retardant behind houses at the foot of Mount Tennant as the fire front of the Orroral Valley fire creeps through the Namadgi National Park on January 30, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. Firefighters are on high alert as heatwave conditions in New South Wales and the ACT increase the fire danger across areas which have already been affected by bushfire in recent months. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
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    A small aircraft dumps fire retardant behind houses at the foot of Mount Tennant as the fire front of the Orroral Valley fire creeps through the Namadgi National Park on Jan. 30 in Canberra. Firefighters are on high alert as heatwave conditions in New South Wales and the ACT increase the fire danger across areas which have already been affected by bushfire in recent months.
  • Slide 2 of 50: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 31: Smoke from the Namadgi Orroral Valley bushfire hangs behind Parliament House on January 31, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr declared a State of Emergency on Friday, as the Orroral Valley bushfire continues to burn out of control. Hot and windy weather conditions forecast for the weekend are expected to increase the bushfire threat to homes in the Canberra region. It is the worst bushfire threat for the area since 2003, when four people died and 470 homes were destroyed or damaged. (Photo by Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images)
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    Smoke from the Namadgi Orroral Valley bushfire hangs behind Parliament House on Jan. 31 in Canberra.
  • Slide 3 of 50: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 31: Australian Capital Territory Firefighters gather at a staging point in the south of Canberra early on January 31, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. Firefighters are on high alert as heatwave conditions in New South Wales and the ACT increase the fire danger across areas which have already been affected by bushfire in recent months. A state of emergency has just been declared for the ACT. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
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    Australian Capital Territory Firefighters gather at a staging point in the south of Canberra, on Jan. 31.
  • Slide 4 of 50: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 30: Tharwa residents wait at the at the foot of Mount Tennant as the fire front of the Orroral Valley fire creeps forward in Namadgi National Park on the outskirts of the city of Canberra on January 30, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. Firefighters are on high alert as heatwave conditions in New South Wales and the ACT increase the fire danger across areas which have already been affected by bushfire in recent months. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
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    Tharwa residents wait at the at the foot of Mount Tennant as the fire front of the Orroral Valley fire creeps forward in Namadgi National Park on the outskirts of the city of Canberra, on Jan. 30.
  • Australian police warn public to stop taking pictures of wildfires
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    A bushfire burns behind a ridge near the town of Tharwa, south of Canberra, on Jan. 30.
  • Slide 5 of 50: Mandatory Credit: Photo by MICK TSIKAS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10543156e) A bushfire burns behind a ridge near the town of Tharwa, 30 km south of Canberra, Australia, 30 January 2020. Bushfires continue in Ausrtralia Capital Terrirory, Tharwa, Australia - 30 Jan 2020
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    A water bombing helicopter picks up water from the Murrumbidgee River near Mount Tennant as the fire front of the Orroral Valley fire creeps forward in Namadgi National Park on the outskirts of the city of Canberra, on Jan. 30.
  • Slide 6 of 50: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 30: A water bombing helicopter picks up water from the Murrumbidgee River near Mount Tennant as the fire front of the Orroral Valley fire creeps forward in Namadgi National Park on the outskirts of the city of Canberra on January 30, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. Firefighters are on high alert as heatwave conditions in New South Wales and the ACT increase the fire danger across areas which have already been affected by bushfire in recent months. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
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    Images from the recent bushfires on the sails of the Sydney Opera House on Jan. 26, in Australia. The projections are to show support for communities affected by bushfires around Australia and the firefighters who have been defending them. Fires in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia have burned more than 10 million hectares of land in recent months.
  • Slide 7 of 50: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Images from the recent bushfires on the sails of the Sydney Opera House on January 26, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. The projections are to show support for communities affected by bushfires around Australia and the firefighters who have been defending them. Fires in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia have burned more than 10 million hectares of land in recent months. 33 people have been killed across Australia this bushfire season and thousands of homes and buildings have been destroyed.
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    A spectator holds up a poster thanking fire fighters during the Australian Open on Jan. 25.
  • Slide 8 of 50: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 25: A spectator holds up a poster thanking fire fighters on day six of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 25, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia.
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    A firefighter coats a bridge with foam as a bushfire burns near Moruya, New South Wales, on Jan. 25
  • Slide 9 of 50: A firefighter coats a bridge with foam as a bushfire burns near Moruya, New South Wales, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. Wildfires destroyed more than 3,000 homes and razed more than 10.6 million hectares (26 million acres) since September.
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    A bushfire burns in Bodalla, New South Wales, on Jan. 25.
  • Australian police warn public to stop taking pictures of wildfires
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    n this handout photo provided by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, forensic personnel recover the black box flight recorder from the Coulson Aviation aircraft crash wreckage on Jan. 25, in Peak View. Three American firefighters died after their C-130 water tanker plane crashed while battling a bushfire near Cooma in southern NSW. The men have been identified as First Officer Paul Hudson, flight engineer Rick DeMorgan jnr and Captain Ian McBeth. The repurposed C-130 Hercules, built in America by Lockheed Martin, took off from Richmond RAAF base and lost contact with firefighting command just after it made an approach towards a fire in the Snowy Monaro region. Coulson Aviation, the Canadian operator of the C-130 aircraft, has grounded their fleet as a mark of respect for the victims and to re-assess safety conditions.
  • Slide 10 of 50: A bushfire burns in Bodalla, New South Wales, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. Wildfires destroyed more than 3,000 homes and razed more than 10.6 million hectares (26 million acres) since September.
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    This Jan. 24, aerial photo provided by the New South Wales Police, shows wreckage is strewn at the crash site of a firefighting air tanker near Numeralla.
  • Slide 11 of 50: PEAK VIEW, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 25: In this handout photo provided by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, forensic personnel recover the black box flight recorder from the Coulson Aviation aircraft crash wreckage on January 25, 2020 in Peak View, Australia. Three American firefighters died after their C-130 water tanker plane crashed while battling a bushfire near Cooma in southern NSW on Thursday. The men have been identified as First Officer Paul Hudson, flight engineer Rick DeMorgan jnr and Captain Ian McBeth. The repurposed C-130 Hercules, built in America by Lockheed Martin, took off from Richmond RAAF base and lost contact with firefighting command just after it made an approach towards a fire in the Snowy Monaro region. Coulson Aviation, the Canadian operator of the C-130 aircraft, has grounded their fleet as a mark of respect for the victims and to re-assess safety conditions.
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    People climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge stop under flags flying at half-mast as mark of mourning and respect in Sydney, on Jan. 24, for three U.S. crew members of an aerial water tanker that crashed while battling wildfires in Australia.
  • Slide 12 of 50: This Jan. 24, 2020, aerial photo provided by the New South Wales Police, shows wreckage is strewn at the crash site of a firefighting air tanker near Numeralla, south west of Sydney. Three crew from the U.S. were killed when their C-130 Hercules tanker crashed while fighting wildfires in Australia, their employer, Canada-based Coulson Aviation, said in a statement.
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    Janelle Salway (L) places a white rose on her husband Robert's coffin while Renee Salway (R), Patrick's wife places a sunflower on Patricks' coffin during the funeral ceremony for Patrick and Robert Salway at Cobargo cemetery in Cobargo, on Jan. 24.
  • Slide 13 of 50: People climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge stop under flags flying at half-mast as mark of mourning and respect in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, for three U.S. crew members of an aerial water tanker that crashed Thursday while battling wildfires in Australia.
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    In this Jan. 24, photo provided by the New South Wales Police, smoke rises from an active wildfire near the crash site of a firefighting air tanker near Numeralla, on Jan. 24.
  • Slide 14 of 50: Janelle Salway (L) places a white rose on her husband Robert's coffin while Renee Salway (R), Patrick's wife places a sunflower on Patricks' coffin during the funeral ceremony for Patrick and Robert Salway at Cobargo cemetery in Cobargo, New South Wales, Australia, 24 January 2020. Father and son, Robert Salway and Patrick Salway, perished defending a family property overnight on 30 December 2019. Funeral for victims of Australian bushfires, in New South Wales, Cobargo, Australia - 24 Jan 2020
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    US firefighters arrive at Melbourne International Airport on Jan. 24. The US firefighters will reinforce efforts to fight bushfires and will be deployed in Victorian.
  • Australian police warn public to stop taking pictures of wildfires
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    Firefighters battle the Morton Fire as it burns a home near Bundanoon, on Jan. 23.
  • Slide 15 of 50: In this Jan. 24, 2020, photo provided by the New South Wales Police, smoke rises from an active wildfire near the crash site of a firefighting air tanker near Numeralla, south west of Sydney. Three crew from the U.S. were killed when their C-130 Hercules tanker crashed while fighting wildfires in Australia, their employer, Canada-based Coulson Aviation, said in a statement.
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    Fire crews work to contain a fire in industrial suburb on Jan. 23.
  • Slide 16 of 50: US firefighters arrive at Melbourne International Airport in Melbourne, Australia, 24 January 2020. The US firefighters will reinforce efforts to fight bushfires and will be deployed in Victorian. US firefighters arrive in Melbourne to help fight fires, Australia - 24 Jan 2020
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    NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons (L) speaks to firefighters at a farewell for 32 US and Canadian firefighters who arrived in Australia to help fight the blazes, on Jan. 24. Police investigators will join a probe into the crash of a firefighting plane that killed three American crew helping to battle Australia's devastating bushfires, officials said.
  • Slide 17 of 50: Firefighters battle the Morton Fire as it burns a home near Bundanoon, New South Wales, Australia, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020.
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    People are seen embracing at Numeralla Rural Fire Brigade near the scene of a water tanker plane crash on Jan. 23 in Cooma. Three American firefighters have have died in water bomber crash.
  • Slide 18 of 50: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 23: Fire crews work to contain a fire near at the industrial suburb of Beard and residential suburb of Oaks Estate on January 23, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. The fire on Kallaroo road in Pialligo by Canberra Airport remains at watch and act level, after being downgraded overnight. (Photo by Rohan Thomson/Getty Images)
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    Smoke is seen from the Good Good fire on Jan. 23 in Cooma. Three American firefighters have died after their C-130 water tanker plane crashed while battling a bushfire.
  • Slide 19 of 50: NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons (L) speaks to firefighters at a farewell for 32 US and Canadian firefighters who arrived in Australia before Christmas to help fight the blazes, on January 24, 2020. - Police investigators will join a probe into the crash of a firefighting plane that killed three American crew helping to battle Australia's devastating bushfires, officials said. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Fire crews work to contain a fire near at the industrial suburb of Beard and residential suburb of Oaks Estate on Jan. 23 in Canberra.
  • Slide 20 of 50: COOMA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 23: People are seen embracing at Numeralla Rural Fire Brigade near the scene of a water tanker plane crash on January 23, 2020 in Cooma, Australia. Three American firefighters have have died after their C-130 water tanker plane crashed while battling a bushfire near Cooma in southern NSW this afternoon. The repurposed C-130 Hercules, built in America by Lockheed Martin, took off from Richmond RAAF base at 1pm, and disappeared from the flight radar just after 2pm. Coulson Aviation, the Canadian operator of the C-130 aircraft, has now grounded their fleet as a mark of respect for the victims and to re-assess safety conditions. Hot and windy conditions have seen a number of fires flare up across southern NSW this afternoon, with firefighters battling numerous blazes in temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius in some parts. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)
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    Undated photo released from the Rural Fire Service, a C-130 Hercules plane called "Thor" drops water during a flight in Australia.
  • Slide 21 of 50: COOMA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 23: Smoke is seen from the Good Good fire on January 23, 2020 in Cooma, Australia. on January 23, 2020 in Cooma, Australia. Three American firefighters have have died after their C-130 water tanker plane crashed while battling a bushfire near Cooma in southern NSW this afternoon. The repurposed C-130 Hercules, built in America by Lockheed Martin, took off from Richmond RAAF base at 1pm, and disappeared from the flight radar just after 2pm. Coulson Aviation, the Canadian operator of the C-130 aircraft, has now grounded their fleet as a mark of respect for the victims and to re-assess safety conditions. Hot and windy conditions have seen a number of fires flare up across southern NSW this afternoon, with firefighters battling numerous blazes in temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius in some parts. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)
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    Police officers discuss the situation at Numeralla Rural Fire Brigade near the scene of a water tanker plane crash on Jan. 23 in Cooma
  • Slide 22 of 50: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 23: Fire crews work to contain a fire near at the industrial suburb of Beard and residential suburb of Oaks Estate on January 23, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. The fire on Kallaroo road in Pialligo by Canberra Airport remains at watch and act level, after being downgraded overnight. (Photo by Rohan Thomson/Getty Images)
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    Fire crews work to contain a fire at the industrial suburb of Beard on Jan. 23 in Canberra.
  • Slide 23 of 50: In this undated photo released from the Rural Fire Service, a C-130 Hercules plane called
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    A bushfire burns on Jan. 23 in Canberra, Australia. Temperatures are expected to reach 40 degrees in Sydney and a total fire ban is in place across a number of regions.
  • Slide 24 of 50: COOMA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 23: Police officers discuss the situation at Numeralla Rural Fire Brigade near the scene of a water tanker plane crash on January 23, 2020 in Cooma, Australia. on January 23, 2020 in Cooma, Australia. Three American firefighters have died after their C-130 water tanker plane crashed while battling a bushfire near Cooma in southern NSW this afternoon. The repurposed C-130 Hercules, built in America by Lockheed Martin, took off from Richmond RAAF base at 1pm, and disappeared from the flight radar just after 2pm. Coulson Aviation, the Canadian operator of the C-130 aircraft, has now grounded their fleet as a mark of respect for the victims and to re-assess safety conditions. Hot and windy conditions have seen a number of fires flare up across southern NSW this afternoon, with firefighters battling numerous blazes in temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius in some parts. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)
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    A general view of Parliament House blanketed by bushfire smoke on Jan. 23 in Canberra.
  • Slide 25 of 50: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 23: Fire crews work to contain a fire at the industrial suburb of Beard on January 23, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. The fire on Kallaroo road in Pialligo by Canberra Airport remains at watch and act level, after being downgraded overnight. (Photo by Rohan Thomson/Getty Images)
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    Fire crews work to contain a fire at the industrial suburb on Jan. 23 in Canberra.
  • Slide 26 of 50: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 23: A bushfire burns on January 23, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. The fire on Kallaroo road in Pialligo by Canberra Airport remains at watch and act level, after being downgraded overnight. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)
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    A bushfire burns on Jan. 23 in Canberra. The fire on Kallaroo road in Pialligo by Canberra Airport remains at watch and act level, after being downgraded overnight.
  • Slide 27 of 50: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 23: A general view of Parliament House blanketed by bushfire smoke on January 23, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. The fire on Kallaroo road in Pialligo by Canberra Airport remains at watch and act level, after being downgraded overnight. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)
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    Alisha Stoneham returns to her property, where she and her partner were nearly caught in the flames before narrowly escaping, following the recent bushfires in Conjola Park on Jan. 21.
  • Slide 28 of 50: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 23: Fire crews work to contain a fire at the industrial suburb of Beard on January 23, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. The fire on Kallaroo road in Pialligo by Canberra Airport remains at watch and act level, after being downgraded overnight. (Photo by Rohan Thomson/Getty Images)
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    Nicole Level holds a sign that reads, ' climate emergency', as she joins with others to call for action to combat climate change as Australian wildfires rage on Jan. 17 in Florida. The protest was a call to action and demanding that Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison to take real action and stop funding the cause of what the protesters see as fossil-fuel driven fires.
  • Slide 29 of 50: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 23: A bushfire burns on January 23, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. The fire on Kallaroo road in Pialligo by Canberra Airport remains at watch and act level, after being downgraded overnight. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)
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    An injured sulphur-crested cockatoo walks through the burnt ground of Kosciuszko National Park in Providence Portal, New South Wales, on Jan. 11.
  • Slide 30 of 50: Alisha Stoneham returns to her property, where she and her partner were nearly caught in the flames before narrowly escaping, following the recent bushfires in Conjola Park, New South Wales, Australia, January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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    An aerial view of burnt trees, cars and buildings on Jan. 17, in Kangaroo Island, Australia. Kangaroo Island is recovering in the aftermath of a series of bushfires which started on Jan. 4. The fires, some of which are still burning, claimed two lives and have burned more than 210,000 hectares of land so far. Tens of thousands of native animals have been killed or injured, hundreds of thousands of livestock have been killed and 65 homes have also been destroyed.

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  • Slide 31 of 50: CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA - JANUARY 17: Nicole Level holds a sign that reads, ' climate emergency', as she joins with others to call for action to combat climate change as wildfires rage in Australia on January 17, 2020 in Coral Gables, Florida. The protest was a call to action and demanding that Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison to take real action and stop funding the cause of what the protesters see as fossil-fuel driven fires. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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    People walk around the city with their umbrellas for the first time in months on Jan. 17, in Sydney.
  • Slide 32 of 50: An injured sulphur-crested cockatoo walks through the burnt ground of Kosciuszko National Park in Providence Portal, New South Wales, Australia Jan. 11.
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    Burnt trees on Jan. 17, in Kangaroo Island.
  • Slide 33 of 50: KANGAROO ISLAND, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 17: An aerial view of burnt trees, cars and buildings on January 17, 2020 in Kangaroo Island, Australia. Kangaroo Island is recovering in the aftermath of a series of bushfires which started on 4 January. The fires, some of which are still burning, claimed two lives and have burned more than 210,000 hectares of land so far. Tens of thousands of native animals have been killed or injured, hundreds of thousands of livestock have been killed and 65 homes have also been destroyed. (Photo by Bill Blair/Getty Images)
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    Members of Japan's disaster relief team arrive at RAAF Base Richmond in City of Hawkesbury, north west of Sydney, on Jan. 16.

  • Slide 34 of 50: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 17: People walk around the city with their umbrellas for the first time in months on January 17, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for some parts of Sydney as the city experiences its wettest day in four months. The rain is welcome relief after months of bushfires which have been burning across NSW. (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images)
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    Rain begins to fall on drought and fire-ravaged country near Tamworth ahead of predicted further wet weather across NSW and Victoria this week on Jan. 15.
  • Slide 35 of 50: KANGAROO ISLAND, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 17: An aerial view of burnt trees on January 17, 2020 in Kangaroo Island, Australia. Kangaroo Island is recovering in the aftermath of a series of bushfires which started on 4 January. The fires, some of which are still burning, claimed two lives and have burned more than 210,000 hectares of land so far. Tens of thousands of native animals have been killed or injured, hundreds of thousands of livestock have been killed and 65 homes have also been destroyed. (Photo by Bill Blair/Getty Images)
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    Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks alongside Minister for Social Services, Anne Ruston, at a media conference at Parliament House on Jan. 15 in Canberra. The government today announced an additional AU$50 million in bushfire assistance funding, with AU$40 million going to charities and AU$10 million for financial counsellors to work in affected areas.
  • Slide 36 of 50: Mandatory Credit: Photo by DAN HIMBRECHTS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10527808b) Members of Japan's disaster relief team arrive at RAAF Base Richmond in City of Hawkesbury, north west of Sydney, Australia, 16 January 2020. Two aircraft and around 80 personnel have arrived to assist the Australian Defence Force. Japan's disaster relief team arrives in Australia to help tackle bushfire crisis, City Of Hawkesbury - 16 Jan 2020
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    A person from the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council inspects the regrowth in bushland that was destroyed by bushfires, in Kulnura, New South Wales, on Jan. 15.
  • Slide 37 of 50: TAMWORTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 15: An aerial view as rain begins to fall on drought and fire-ravaged country near Tamworth ahead of predicted further wet weather across NSW and Victoria this week on January 15, 2020 in Tamworth, Australia. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
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    Australian Defence Force (ADF) personal take a break after arriving in Mallacoota on Jan. 15. The Princes Highway between Mallacoota and Orbost remains closed to public due to the risk of falling trees following the devastating bushfires that have swept through East Gippsland in recent weeks. ADF armoured vehicles have been travelling the stretch of road to bring supplies in to Mallacoota, after the coastal town was cut off by fire on New Years Eve, forcing residents and holidaymakers to shelter on the beach. More than 1500 people were evacuated by Navy ships and helicopters to Melbourne in the following week.
  • Slide 38 of 50: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 15: Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks alongside Minister for Social Services, Anne Ruston, at a media conference at Parliament House on January 15, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. The government today announced an additional AU$50 million in bushire assistance funding, with AU$40 million going to charities and AU$10 million for financial counsellors to work in affected areas. (Photo by Rohan Thomson/Getty Images)
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    Smoke from bushfires covers the Melbourne CBD on Jan. 15. Smoke from the East Gippsland and New South Wales Fires continues to leave a blanket of smoke haze over Melbourne resulting in hazardous air quality.
  • Slide 39 of 50: Photo by JOEL CARRETT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10526070p) A person from the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council inspects the regrowth in bushland that was destroyed by bushfires, in Kulnura, New South Wales, 15 January 2020. First signs of vegetation growing in fire destroyed areas, in Australia, Sydney - 15 Jan 2020
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    Gardeners work as smoke haze from unprecendented bushfires hover over the Rod Laver Arena ahead of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 14. Soaring pollution halted Australian Open practice and delayed qualifying on January 14 as smoke from raging bushfires hit the build-up to the season's opening Grand Slam.
  • Slide 40 of 50: MALLACOOTA AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 15: Australian Defence Force (ADF) personal take a break after arriving in Mallacoota on January 15, 2020 , Australia. The Princes Highway between Mallacoota and Orbost remains closed to public due to the risk of falling trees following the devastating bushfires that have swept through East Gippsland in recent weeks. ADF armoured vehicles have been travelling the stretch of road to bring supplies in to Mallacoota, after the coastal town was cut off by fire on New Years Eve, forcing residents and holidaymakers to shelter on the beach. More than 1500 people were evacuated by Navy ships and helicopters to Melbourne in the following week. Fires continue to burn across East Gippsland, with firefighters working to contain a number of blazes in the region. Four people have died and more than 1.3m hectares have been burned across the state following weeks of ongoing fires. (Photo by Luis Ascui/Getty Images)
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    An orphaned baby Koala sits on the shoulder of a vet at a makeshift field hospital at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park on Kangaroo Island on Jan. 14. Hundreds of koalas have been rescued and brought to the park for treatment after bushfires ravaged the island off the south coast of Australia.
  • Slide 41 of 50: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 15: Smoke from bushfires covers the Melbourne CBD on January 15, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Smoke from the East Gippsland and New South Wales Fires continues to leave a blanket of smoke haze over Melbourne resulting in hazardous air quality. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
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    Taronga Zoo's Vet nurse Fle Evans releases a Red-Necked Wallaby joey from its pouch during a tour of the Taronga Zoo's Wildlife Hospital on Jan. 14, in Sydney.
  • Slide 42 of 50: Gardeners work as smoke haze from unprecendented bushfires hover over the Rod Laver Arena ahead of the Australian Open in Melbourne on January 14, 2020. - Soaring pollution halted Australian Open practice and delayed qualifying on January 14 as smoke from raging bushfires hit the build-up to the season's opening Grand Slam.
    45/50 SLIDES © Sam McNeil/AP Photo
    The home of Colin Brennan is razed to the ground at Nerrigundah, on Jan. 13, after a wildfire ripped through the town on New Year's Eve.
  • Slide 43 of 50: An orphaned baby Koala sits on the shoulder of a vet at a makeshift field hospital at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park on Kangaroo Island on January 14, 2020. - Hundreds of koalas have been rescued and brought to the park for treatment after bushfires ravaged the island off the south coast of Australia.
    46/50 SLIDES © Sam Mooy/Getty Images
    A Rural Fire Service firefighter Trevor Stewart views a flank of a fire on Jan. 11, in Tumburumba.
  • Slide 44 of 50: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 14: Taronga Zoo's Vet nurse Fle Evans releases a Red-Necked Wallaby joey from its pouch during a tour of the Taronga Zoo's Wildlife Hospital at Taronga Zoo on January 14, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. The Federal Government has granted $1 million to support ongoing efforts to help conservation-based zoos like Taronga care for injured and displaced wildlife in the wake of the ongoing bushfire crisis in Australia. $1 million each will also be given to Zoos Vic and Zoos SA to support similar programs in those states affected by the devastation of recent bushfires.
    47/50 SLIDES © Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters
    Smoke rises from the Eden Woodchip Mill, from a fire that has been blazing for days, after bush fires came close the previous week to Eden, Australia on Jan 10.  The fires have killed more than 27 people and approximately 1 billion animals.
  • Slide 45 of 50: The home of Colin Brennan is razed to the ground at Nerrigundah, Australia, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, after a wildfire ripped through the town on New Year's Eve. The tiny village of Nerrigundah in New South Wales has been among the hardest hit by Australia's devastating wildfires, with about two thirds the homes destroyed and a 71-year-old man killed.
    48/50 SLIDES © Sam Mooy/Getty Images
    General view of the Dunn Road fire on Jan. 10 in Mount Adrah, Australia.
  • Slide 46 of 50: A Rural Fire Service firefighter Trevor Stewart views a flank of a fire on Jan. 11, in Tumburumba. Cooler temperatures forecast for the next seven days will bring some reprieve to firefighters in NSW following weeks of emergency level bushfires across the state, with crews to use the more favourable conditions to contain fires currently burning. 20 people have died in the bushfires across Australia in recent weeks, including three volunteer firefighters. About 2079 homes have been destroyed this bushfire season in NSW, more than half of them since January 1, and 830 homes have been damaged.
    49/50 SLIDES © Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images
    People watch as a woodchip mill burns from bushfires in Eden, in southern New South Wales, on Jan. 10.
  • Slide 47 of 50: Smoke rises from the Eden Woodchip Mill, from a fire that has been blazing for days, after bushfires came close the previous week to Eden, Australia January 10, 2020.
    50/50 SLIDES © Paul's Place Wildlife Sanctuary/Reuters
    Cows stand in the field with bushfire burning in the background, in Kangaroo Island on Jan. 9.
  • Slide 48 of 50: General view of the Dunn Road fire on January 10, 2020 in Mount Adrah, Australia. NSW is bracing for severe fire conditions, with high temperatures and strong winds forecast across the state. There are about 135 fires burning in NSW, 50 of which are uncontained. 20 people have died in the bushfires across Australia in recent weeks, including three volunteer firefighters. About 1995 homes have been destroyed and another 816 have been damaged across NSW.
  • Slide 49 of 50: People watch as a woodchip mill burns from bushfires in Eden, in southern New South Wales on January 10, 2020.
  • Slide 50 of 50: Cows stand in the field with bushfire burning in the background, in Kangaroo Island, Australia January 9, 2020 in this still image obtained from social media. PAUL STANTON -
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Emergency declared for bushfire-threatened Canberra

Emergency declared for bushfire-threatened Canberra Police have arrested the man they say fatally shot a man in Miramar on Wednesday.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services warned that "conditions are now very dangerous and firefighters may soon be unable to prevent the fire advancing. A helicopter drops fire retardant on forest flames. Australia is suffering through drought that has brought high temperatures and dry winds.

Monaro Police District's Inspector Charles Hutchins said everyone had taken to Ted immediately and enjoyed having him at the police station. Insp Hutchins said crashes involving animals regularly occur on Australian roads and urged drivers to keep an eye out for wildlife while travelling.

Australian officials are fed up with people trying to take pictures of the raging wildfires, as they create an "unnecessary risk."

Police in the Australian Capital Territory area – which declared a state of emergency Friday over an out-of-control forest fire burning erratically near the capital city of Canberra – are warning drivers not to stop on the side of the road to gawk at the flames.

“You are creating unnecessary risk. #StopDisasterTourism,” read a tweet from the ACT Policing account, adding that officers have had to “actively move on people and cars… so they don't hinder operations and clog roads.”

The threat is posed by a blaze on Canberra’s southern fringe that has razed more than 53,000 acres since it was sparked by heat from a military helicopter landing light on Monday, the region’s Emergency Services Agency says.

Wildfire creates state of emergency in Australian capital

Wildfire creates state of emergency in Australian capital CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian capital region declared a state of emergency on Friday because of an out-of-control forest fire burning erratically to its south. It's the first fire emergency for the Australian Capital Territory area since 2003 when wildfires killed four people and destroyed almost 500 homes in a single day. It's the first fire emergency for the Australian Capital Territory area since 2003 when wildfires killed four people and destroyed almost 500 homes in a single day.

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Australian edition. Federation chairman says people may take advantage of situation ahead of restrictions. The call from the Police Federation came as a former chief scientific adviser urged the public to act in tune with guidelines as the UK is “on the edge of losing control” of coronavirus, he said.

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It's the first fire emergency for the Australian Capital Territory area since 2003 when wildfires killed four people and destroyed almost 500 homes in a single day, according to The Associated Press.

“The state of emergency sets a clear expectation for our community that we need you to be vigilant,” Emergency Services Minister Mick Gentleman told reporters Friday. “This is the worst bushfire season in the ACT since 2003.”

a person riding on the back of a truck: Raw video: Dramatic footage shows firefighters evacuating an area in New South Wales as 62 mile per hour winds quickly push fire through trees and roads.© FoxNews.com Raw video: Dramatic footage shows firefighters evacuating an area in New South Wales as 62 mile per hour winds quickly push fire through trees and roads.

Residents of southern Canberra suburbs and surrounding villages have been advised to prepare to either protect their homes or evacuate.

"The combination of extreme heat, wind and dry landscape will place suburbs in Canberra's south at risk in the coming days,” Sky News quoted ACT chief minister Andrew Barr as saying.

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The state of emergency gives Canberra’s local government additional powers to block roads, direct people’s movements, control their property and undertake firefighting work on private land.

Unprecedented fires across southern Australia have claimed at least 33 lives since September, destroyed more than 3,000 homes and razed more than 26.2 million acres.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

California firefighters return from battling Australia fires .
 As the wildland firefighters, fresh off a long flight from Australia, strode into a Los Angeles fire station Wednesday morning, Marvin Schober got his GoPro camera ready. Schober wanted to capture his 41-year-old brother's face as he realized his family was there to surprise him after nearly a month battling unprecedented fires half a world away.

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