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Just watching a sky news bulleting righ now Brucy, they have
devoted about ten minutes screen time to it, looks very serious
but even the people sheltering on the beach seem pretty laid back?
Maybe thats part of the problem? Particularly with regard to your
fire prevention laws which ae you say go back decades!
Things have changed world wide, have you changed with them?
Anyway good luck to you all, looks like a good few of you will need
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Donkeyman!
Assman
You must read more carefully, I didn't say the laws go back decades I said the policy has been developed over decades. The Americans come to us for advice not the other way round though there is a constant exchange of information. You can be sure that we are up to date on the latest wild fire fighting techniques.
The difficulty now is that the northern hemisphere's and our fire season now overlap and previously we shared the same large planes and helicopters so they were used all year round but this is becoming problematical.
BTW “Lighting a fire on a day of total fire ban attracts an on the spot fine of $2200,” according to the NSW Rural Fire Service.
If the matter goes to court, you could face a fine of up to $5500 or 12 months behind bars.
But if the lit fire escapes and results in death, damages or destroys property and/or the environment, fines can reach up to $132,000 along with a jail sentence of up to 14 years.
You must read more carefully, I didn't say the laws go back decades I said the policy has been developed over decades. The Americans come to us for advice not the other way round though there is a constant exchange of information. You can be sure that we are up to date on the latest wild fire fighting techniques.
The difficulty now is that the northern hemisphere's and our fire season now overlap and previously we shared the same large planes and helicopters so they were used all year round but this is becoming problematical.
BTW “Lighting a fire on a day of total fire ban attracts an on the spot fine of $2200,” according to the NSW Rural Fire Service.
If the matter goes to court, you could face a fine of up to $5500 or 12 months behind bars.
But if the lit fire escapes and results in death, damages or destroys property and/or the environment, fines can reach up to $132,000 along with a jail sentence of up to 14 years.
Thanks for all the info and sitreps Brucy, l find them very interesting
and informative. Your regulations seem to be harsh enough, but l
think your infrastructure and strategies probably need modifying
to keep up with climate change which is happening much faster
than anybody anticipated?
Good luck and happy new year!
Donkeyman!
Thought you might be interested to see the fire report on last night's news
NSW News
Victorian News
Wow Brucy, lve been through a couple of big fires but nothing on
this scale?
Looks like the bush is self igniting!
I hope you all get lucky out there, your going to need it!
Regards Donkeyman!