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As Australia's Bushfires Rage, Idaho Sends Fire Crews To Help

By Molly Wampler
Published January 14, 2020 at 3:53 PM MST
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A fire truck moves away from out of control flames from a bushfire west of Melbourne in 2009.

 

The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise has sent wildfire supression crews to help fight the Australian Bushfires. NIFC spokesperson Jessica Gardetto talks more about how countries share resources and how changing fire seasons are impacting the need for firefighters internationally. 

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Molly Wampler
Molly Wampler is a newsroom intern at Boise State Public Radio. Originally from Berkeley, California, she just graduated from the University of Puget Sound in Washington state. There, Molly worked for her university's newspaper but is stoked to try her hand at and learn all there is to learn about radio journalism.
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