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a fire happened
Yes. The Black Saturday fires began on 7 February 2009, and continued for almost five weeks.
Australia's ABC news service reported that there were 2029 houses destroyed in the Black Saturday bushfires.
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Firefighter's job is to put out fires and to rescue people.
Firefighters need fire retardant clothing when they fight fires.
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To fight fires
Wildland firefighters fight fires in grasslands and mountains. Structural firefighters fight house, and building fires. Both have their own dangers. EDIT - Just another one to throw in is an aviation fire fighter, a highly specialized branch trained specifically to fight fires in aircraft.
Though exact figures can never be known, it's estimated that there were up to 400 separate fires on Black Saturday 2009.