Paul, there is nothing the Feds can do except sit there by the phone
waiting for a request and act on the request.
They could send liason officers to every EOC. That would be the best.
The suggestions people are making that Scomo should intervene etc
is just plain stupid.
If the Feds arrived they would be arrested and taken away.
The senior police officer of the district is God in those circumstances.

What the Feds can do is what the Feds did do, which is call in the military in early January 2020 without an invitation from the States.

This was endorsed by the Governor-General - see http://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/pm-calls-up-reservists-for-firefighting-effort-20200104-p53os7.html

Military Aid to the Civil Power is a Federal Government responsibility.

"Australian military regulations also allow the federal government to use military forces "on its own initiative, for the protection of its servants or property, or the safeguarding of its interests".

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_aid_to_the_civil_power#Australia

Weren't the Greens pushing for all the tree planting? You would wonder why they did this with their 100% accurate computer models telling them that Australia would become the bush fire capital of the world. Further, what difference would "taking action on climate change" have made to the bush fires? How many centuries would it be before taking such action would have an effect?

The latest Liberal Party "research" shows climate change is real. The question was put; "Do you think ScumO' is a dill when it comes climate change?"

97% agreed he was, so now all Liberals have been ordered to become gung-ho climate warriors, before ScumÒ' burns up with the electorate.

Paul, Global warming arrived on schedule with a peak around 2000 and
will be with us for a 100 years or so.
Then will slowly fall till the Londoners are again skating on the Thames in about 250 years time.
That is how it has been for an unknown thousands of years.
Nothing any politician can do about it.
History is a firm teacher.

http://calderup.wordpress.com/category/3b-the-svensmark-hypothesis/

NB I am no scientist, but if we ignore history are we not told it will make us pay ?

Nothing any politician can do about it.
Bazz,
I can't get anyone to tell us WHAT they think should be done by Govt to prevent Climate Change.
I have also asked what people would forfeit right now that they think would prevent Climate Change.
No suggestions to-date ! I expected the 'educated' on OLO to come forward but hey, maybe they've gone to Hawaii too for holidays whilst the country was burning ?