AAP General News (Australia)
02-19-2004
Fed: Canberra braces for extreme fire risk
Emergency officials say fire conditions in the ACT tomorrow could be at their most
dangerous since last year's devastating bushfires.
Emergency Services Commissioner PETER DUNN says temperatures in the high 30s and wind
gusts of up to 45 knots could lead to extreme fire danger on Friday and Saturday.
Mr DUNN's called for vigilance and says a decision on whether to declare a total fire
ban for Friday and Saturday will be made late today.
Canberra residents have been advised to consult bushfire information kits which were
issued after last January's firestorm which killed four people and destroyed around 500
houses.
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KEYWORD: BUSHFIRES ACT (CANBERRA) WITH AUDIO
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