miketrees wrote on Nov 11
th, 2019 at 7:02pm:
I am looking at the burnt properties...thinking who the hell would have bush and fuel that close to houses and buildings
A lot of this damage is self inflicted
Someone has to say this
Yes - weeping over the ruin and tree trunks ten feet away ...what do they expect? It's harsh, but true - and councils past have a lot to answer for with their 'tree preservation' rules that went on for so long... and National Parks for their not permitting gathering of deadfall for firewood, and the grazing of cattle in National Parks.
I've visited Wytalaba - a hippy joint - and it was the classic 'home among the gum trees'.. with trees close all round... well.. thar she goes.... and the prison farm there is a timber cutting place - full of sawdust and chips etc and in the middle of the woods... oh, well...
Everywhere I look around here, that is unburnt, there is so much fuel lying on the ground.. no wonder the fires are devastating. The good thing is that the burnt areas won't burn again for a while.. and maybe someone will wake up and start preventative measures...
Off to the fire station tomorrow to see what I can do... the ex is at her art class... phone handy...