Actually, no. Speaking as someone whose father is a firefighter, has been for nearly thirty years, and now oversees the operations that take place in Victoria
(He didn't this time, as he's still on long service leave after my brothers death), this is the sort of rant he and his co workers have been having for
at least the last decade. Every single bushland region in Victoria was dangerously overloaded with dead trees, fallen branches, thick dead grass... and they
weren't allowed to do anything about it, because of what is commonly called the green vote. To make matters worse, people love to build houses in bushland
or with it coming right up to their back door, and the laws regarding the construction materials is incredibly moronic (People build homes out of ceder, and
wonder why they burn out in no time.). That's what happened in my region. The fires started in grassland, went through bushland in no time, and hit the
houses in its way.
It's not the only cause of the fires (Incredibly high winds, hottest day on record, arsonist fuckers...), but when the fires came? It sure as hell
didn't help.
(He didn't this time, as he's still on long service leave after my brothers death), this is the sort of rant he and his co workers have been having for
at least the last decade. Every single bushland region in Victoria was dangerously overloaded with dead trees, fallen branches, thick dead grass... and they
weren't allowed to do anything about it, because of what is commonly called the green vote. To make matters worse, people love to build houses in bushland
or with it coming right up to their back door, and the laws regarding the construction materials is incredibly moronic (People build homes out of ceder, and
wonder why they burn out in no time.). That's what happened in my region. The fires started in grassland, went through bushland in no time, and hit the
houses in its way.
It's not the only cause of the fires (Incredibly high winds, hottest day on record, arsonist fuckers...), but when the fires came? It sure as hell
didn't help.