The Black Friday bushfires which swept across southeastern Australia in January 1939 have been remembered as a deadly and traumatic event. Most human deaths, however, occurred during the preceding ...

We should remember past disasters - such as the 1939 Black Friday bushfires in which 71 people died - and learn from them. The California fires are just the most recent in a series of major wildfires.

There are 38 aircraft in WA to help fight bushfires, and four of them are ex-military Black Hawk helicopters. It takes special skills to pilot the Black Hawk but they are effective in battling a ...