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Read the story of how 2 volunteer firefighters from Grose Vale Rural Fire Brigade became trapped when an unauthorised backburn, lit by employees of The National Parks & Wildlife Service of NSW, went wrong

view the completed report that was not actioned

The Completed "Near Miss/Accident Report"

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The map issued to firefighters on that day

The Incident Action Plan for that day

read the outcome of the NP disaster

National Parks & Wildlife Service, 12 months earlier....

010811 by Peter Coffill