This season has seen around 3,000 drops by both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft, up from 1,399 hours in the previous period, which the state government has attributed to longer and larger fire incidents.
Driving through Traralgon South in Victoria’s east you could be forgiven for not realising there was a coal-fired power station just a few kilometres away.
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Adam and Jake discuss whether Australia’s aviation firefighting fleet is up to scratch as California battles devastating wildfires.
