A catastrophic fires in NSW

At Goulburn reading about the imminent fires in Sydney and around Australia 

Sydney is bracing for unprecedented and catastrophic bushfire danger, with conditions being likened to Victoria’s deadly ‘Black Saturday,’ as about 500 schools were expected to close across NSW on Tuesday.

More than 30 uncontained bushfires were burning across NSW on Monday night, having destroyed more than 150 homes and claimed three lives as a state of emergency was declared.

Residents in Sydney’s northern beaches, the hills district, the Blue Mountains and down at Sutherland were warned to remain vigilant.

“If fires start in any of these areas they have the capacity to escalate extremely quickly,” Mr Rogers said. ..

'As bad as it gets'

'As bad as it gets': Sydney braces for unprecedented fire danger

NSW, QLD fires LIVE: Coffs Harbour put on alert as RFS continues to fight blazes across country, state of emergency declared in NSW

I lost my home to bushfire. Thoughts and prayers are not enough

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The LA Times – “This map contains four different types of data:

• Fire origins mark the fire fighter’s best guess of where the fire started. The data is provided by CalFire and theGeospatial Multi-Agency Coordination.