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Keyline stops 1200ac bushfire!

 
andrew curr
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Location: Deepwater northern New South wales Australia
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The pics are self explanitary
This saved the house
this site is home to Australias laegest keyline planned farm!

we have to forest our farms and farm our forests

 
Benjamin Sellé
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That is very encouraging and exciting!
Bless you guys as the farm recovers!
 
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Benjamin Sellé wrote:That is very encouraging and exciting!
Bless you guys as the farm recovers!



It is a post from a few years ago. Does anyone know more details about this? I have heard of swales or keyline working well to stop fire, it makes sense too. Are there any other well documented examples of this type of fire barrier working?
 
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