>Australian here. What makes you think the "forest fire prevention" methods you outlined upthread are "basic"? American here. They are basic where I come from

>Australian here. What makes you think the "forest fire prevention" methods you outlined upthread are "basic"? American here. They are basic where I come from (the midwest). We learned about them as children. Australians used to have a similar sense of adventure and appetite for what would otherwise be considered difficult projects.