Tracking fire - the little known tool protecting northern Australia from fire | Landline | ABC News

Australia is one of the most fire-prone continents on earth and has suffered many fatal and devastating fires.
In northern Australia managing fire is vital to protect the environment and cattle businesses.
Ask pastoralists, rangers, fire fighters how they do it... and all of them will cite a little known tool called NAFI that was invented 20 years ago in the Northern Territory and is now used across the country.
Landline's Kristy O'Brien reports.
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