What prolapse said......
‘’YES IT. IS THE EFFING GREENS.’
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The laborials are so concerned about green votes that they adopted their environmental policies.
1. Our local council refuses to allow the removal of dead killer trees because they say they are habitat trees for animals, at least until they burn. We have two outside our local fire station and we can’t remove them!
2. State governments are lazy know nothings whose inner city policy staff know SFA about the bush.
Example: Near me is a 23km long dirt road which is dotted with bush camping sites. It receives 90,000 visitors per year. It’s not unusual to have upwards of 5000 campers on a holiday long weekend.
The road is a dead end. The whole area is a fire trap - impossible to defend or attack a fire. Fire trucks will collide with idiots trying to flee if there is a fire. We have pleaded with state and local government to at least seal the road and build NSPs at regular intervals - no result.
3. The academics and officials are telling half truths. Yes, Fuel reduction burns probably don’t help in a catastrophic crowning fire. However you won’t get a catastrophic fire if you have removed most of the fuel in the first place.
4. There is no way you can afford permanent paid rural firefighters to cover any state. Victoria has 35,000 volunteers. Smothering even a small grassfire (400 acres) may take twenty tankers that need to be on scene within minutes.
5. Do the basic maths. The bush is ALWAYS going to burn. You get to choose when if you are lucky. You can choose low intensity fuel reduction burns or catastrophe - your choice.......and **** sydney and melbourne air quality concerns.
To put that in terms a greenie might understand, IF THERE IS NO FUEL ON THE FOREST FLOOR, YOU CANT GET A CATASTROPHIC FIRE!
If we don’t learn this lesson, the next big one is going to leave thousands dead.