RFS will replace any farmer's water used to fight fires, but you need to keep a record

By Steve Green
Updated September 17 2019 - 2:53pm, first published September 16 2019 - 11:20am
RECORDS: Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall said farmers should keep records of when RFS volunteers take water from their dams.
RECORDS: Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall said farmers should keep records of when RFS volunteers take water from their dams.

With a fire season that announced itself with the roar of flames rather than the spluttering of sparks, and amid drought conditions being hailed as the worst ever, the water issue was always going to become a point of concern and in some cases contention.

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