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> Letting underbrush accumulate because you have a zero tolerance burn policy is the problem everywhere there's been a severe fire. Australia doesn't have a ze
by freddie_mercury 7y ago
> Letting underbrush accumulate because you have a zero tolerance burn policy is the problem everywhere there's been a severe fire.
Australia doesn't have a zero tolerance burn policy. New South Wales alone burned ("bushfire hazard reduction") 187,041 hectares in the 2018-19 financial year[1].
Your comment comes across as an American who doesn't actually know anything about Australia.
[1]: https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/129892/NSW-RFS-Annual-Report-2018-19-web.pdf https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/12989...
- huffmsa 7y agoI'll comb through that document and find it myself if you don't have it offhand, but do you know what section I'll find information about controlled / planned burns? And / or underbrush removal policies? Strike that, found it after rereading your post