NSW coroner calls for overhaul of firefighting systems after black summer bushfires
by Catie McLeod and Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6KMWA)
Teresa O'Sullivan says 2019-20 fire season unprecedented in scale and intensity' when delivering findings regarding 25 deaths
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New rules for the use of firefighting aircraft, better alert systems and remodelling risk classifications are among the recommendations from a coronial inquiry into the black summer bushfires in New South Wales.
The state coroner, Teresa O'Sullivan, presented her findings on Wednesday after holding hearings across the state for more than two years to examine 25 deaths and 46 fires across NSW that occurred during the 2019-20 bushfire season.
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