Photos from the 2013 bushfires which caused havoc in the Port towns of Medowie, Fingal Bay, Williamtown, Salt Ash and Heatherbrae.
In October 2013 high fuel loads, coupled with warm, dry and windy weather provided the perfect conditions for a firestorm.
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Bushfires raged across several locations in the Hunter and Central Coast, including the Port Stephens towns of Salt Ash, Fingal Bay, Medowie, Williamtown and Heatherbrae.
The skies turned orange and smoke was seen from most vantage points in the city.
Fires ravaged more than 33,000 hectares in the region, but the inferno was felt across the state.
The NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell declared a state of emergency on October 20.
The fires were said to be the worst in the state since the 1960s.
2013 fire stories
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