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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Penry Buckley

One of the wettest winters on record has firefighters worried about a potentially deadly NSW bushfire season

A bushfire west of Sydney in November 2019.
A bushfire west of Sydney in November 2019. Photograph: Brett Hemmings/Getty Images

New South Wales can expect a late onset to this summer’s potentially deadly bushfire season after a wet winter, according to the Rural Fire Service’s annual outlook.

Heavy rains over the past financial year led to higher regrowth and an increased risk of fast-moving grass fires, the outlook released on Wednesday states.

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