Scientists working to predict 'freak' fire weather simulate some of Australia's toughest blazes

When former NSW Rural Fire Service district manager Superintendent Patrick Westwood described the "freakish" weather and winds of fires he attended, he said "veteran firefighters don't believe what they saw".

The winds were strong enough to fatally flip an 8-tonne fire truck, the same winds he and his team battled during the Green Valley bushfire in 2019.

So in response, scientists are now working to get ahead of deadly fire weather.

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