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Thursday Jan 28, 2010 #
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(rest day)
If anyone has lots of time and wants to read an interesting overview of the fuel reduction burning debate (upcoming RC topic), read:
http://realdirt.com.au/2009/02/18/hazard-reduction...!
Written by someone with a bit of inside information (but we don't know who).
We don't necesarily agree with everything the author has said (especially their last paragraph), but the article certainly contains a lot of uncomfortable truths and indicates what a hot potato the issue is.
Generally our position is that fuel reduction right next to assets will reduce the risk from small fires but will be totally ineffective in large fires as the threat comes from longer dfistance ember attack.
A larger burning program (of mosaic pattern) across the whole landcape offers more protection as it will slow (but not stop) larger fires and will give firefighters additional time (for warnings etc). Once out of the fuel reduced areas then a major fire will resume full speed and intensity.
Oh well - we can all look forward to some fun and media games in the next few weeks when the RC gets stuck into this one!
http://realdirt.com.au/2009/02/18/hazard-reduction...!
Written by someone with a bit of inside information (but we don't know who).
We don't necesarily agree with everything the author has said (especially their last paragraph), but the article certainly contains a lot of uncomfortable truths and indicates what a hot potato the issue is.
Generally our position is that fuel reduction right next to assets will reduce the risk from small fires but will be totally ineffective in large fires as the threat comes from longer dfistance ember attack.
A larger burning program (of mosaic pattern) across the whole landcape offers more protection as it will slow (but not stop) larger fires and will give firefighters additional time (for warnings etc). Once out of the fuel reduced areas then a major fire will resume full speed and intensity.
Oh well - we can all look forward to some fun and media games in the next few weeks when the RC gets stuck into this one!