BURRAGATE (Australia): A firefighter was killed by a falling tree while battling the Australian wildfire crisis overnight and the prime minister on Sunday (Jan 12) said his government was adapting and building resilience to the fire danger posed by climate change.
Bill Slade - one of the few professionals among mainly volunteer brigades battling blazes across southeast Australia - died on Saturday near Omeo in eastern Victoria state, Forest Fire Management Victoria Executive Director Chris Hardman said.
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