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1. This hits close to my heart.

Thu Jan 23, 2020, 03:01 AM

Jan 2020

My heart breaks for their loved ones!

The risk is assumed, but the good they do is beyond dispute. Still... damn, I'm deeply sorry to read this.

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Three dead after Large Air Tanker crashes while fighting bushfires in southern NSW [View all] KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 OP

This hits close to my heart. herding cats Jan 2020 #1

Yes, and as a former volunteer firefighter it hits home every time.... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #3

The firefighters are exhausted. The planes must be exhausted too. applegrove Jan 2020 #2

So sad. I bet they were from CA. A big group from CA went there. SunSeeker Jan 2020 #5

Oh man, that's awful! BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #6

🕯 Duppers Jan 2020 #8

Thanks, Dennis. That was a horrifying clip. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #12

This news is gut-wrenching... Violet_Crumble Jan 2020 #10

New background info on this incident. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #11

Damnation!! Karadeniz Jan 2020 #13

. Dem2theMax Jan 2020 #14

The three have been identified. SunSeeker Jan 2020 #15