Actually fire management is a State responsibility, to which the Federal Government makes financial contributions.

http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Publications_Archive/CIB/cib0203/03Cib08

Research has found that doubling the fuel in the forest will double the rate of spread and quadruple the fire intensity. While low intensity fires will tend to burn dead fuels below six millimetres in diameter, medium to high intensity fires will burn young trees, thick twigs and branches, bark and deep litter. Fuel reduction burning can reduce the hazard of spotting from eucalypt bark, in some cases for up to seven to ten years.

http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/ministerial-media-releases/nsw-first-responders-benefit-from-budget
The emergency services budget for 2018-19 will, for the first time, top $1.6 billion with more than $134 million spent on equipment and infrastructure.

New rule could see thousands of firefighters BANNED from battling deadly bushfires; as QLD volunteers are required to lodge a Blue Card application before Dec. 1 The Blue card rule requiring volunteer firefighters to receive a work-with-children check. The new rule could see 15,000 volunteer firefighters banned from fighting fires. It has raised concerns there will not be enough volunteers to fight deadly blazes.

We can let children burn in QLD because not enough fire fighters have a current Blue Card. Ridiculous as most children have been removed from fire danger.

Josephus, are you saying thousands of people wanting to hold membership of the rural fire brigade in Queensland can't pass a simple blue card test. I didn't know that many priests and brothers wanted to join.

I'll ask again; how does climate change affect the volatility of the oil in gumtrees.

One would think that a first practicable step would be to remove gums from the vicinity os buildings.

"os" Issy, you really need to get "Grammarly" it free you know.

Do, please, get Grammarly.
Posted by Is Mise, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 9:23:20 AM

" Feel free with any grammar help I can give you! Just "ask away dill".

Israel the football star has linked the bushfires to same-sex marriage.

Should I warn the relatives in the west of Ireland of the dangers of forest fires before this afternoon's regular rain?

http://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/fiery-reaction-after-israel-folau-links-australian-bushfires-to-same-sex-marriage/news-story/35d07139e6ba4b69fae67a3388071a97