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Fighting fires with fire : Comments

By Viv Forbes, published 31/12/2019

Mainly we must relearn two ancient skills - remove the fuel load everywhere and use fire to fight fire. We know that works.

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Dear Hasbeen,

The bulk of the area burnt recently in NSW has been in the Blue Mountains which you now seem to acknowledge wasn't the subject of widespread indigenous burning.

Perhaps putting communities into these areas is not sensible planning and rather than wholesale clearing and burning we should be smarter about where developments are allowed to occur.
Posted by SteeleRedux, Thursday, 2 January 2020 10:24:18 AM
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Perhaps putting communities into these areas is not sensible planning
SteeleRedux,
Finally !
Posted by individual, Thursday, 2 January 2020 7:40:25 PM
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But the communities are there and not likely to be removed, so they must be fire proofed or allowed to burn every few years.

Which is the best idea?

So far the number of dwellings burnt in the current NSW fires stands at 449, which is not the final figure.
Posted by Is Mise, Friday, 3 January 2020 2:02:36 PM
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Which is the best idea?
Is Mise,
One that doesn't involve 'experts' !
Posted by individual, Friday, 3 January 2020 10:26:35 PM
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