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FIREFIGHTERS donned their ye-olde garb and worked manual water pumps as part of a display at Sovereign Hill celebrating this week’s statewide Fire Action Week festivities. CFA District 15 got into 1850s gear to show how their predecessors fought fires 150 years ago, along with horse-drawn carriages. Visitors to the historic park had the opportunity to talk to firefighters ahead of the fire season, which this year is predicated to be high-risk with a long, hot summer. Fire Action Week is Victoria’s annual fire planning week, which has been brought forward this year due to the high fire-risk predictions.

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