Originally Posted by
layman
And whether fires are natural or not, this is only addressing a small part what we need to be looking at:
* causes of the fires,
* methods to reduce intensity / damage (hazard reduction burning?),
* firefighting practices & resourcing,
* changing climate,
* increasing number of people at risk e.g. population growth, 'tree-changers', etc
All been discussed and analysed many times before after every major fire in the last 50 years, another Royal Commission is not going to change anything except keep a few more lawyers incomes increased.
Last edited by Super Cecil; 12th Jan 2020 at 07:37.