The Wire

As fires continue to burn across New South Wales, thoughts turn to what we can do to prevent such large-scale destuction. The inquiry into the Tasmanian bush fires and a recent survey of households in bus fire areas point to the same thing: we could be more prepared.

As fires rage across New South Wales, the results of the Tasmanian bush fire inquiry surfaced very quietly. The report was scathing of the Tasmanian fire service and their failure to pass on the results of a fire model.