Few Truth about Bushfire Management in Australia

Regardless of any significant past or future changes in the Australian climate, the bushfire crisis is real, immediate and serious. This should now be addressed. We do not object to the actions of governments aimed at improving climate change, as long as those actions proceed in parallel, and to effectively manage today's wildfire threat.

Some of the truth about bushfires in Australia provides the intellectual basis for an effective bushfire management system.

1.      Australia's climate and weather are conducive to bushfires. Each year a long, hot, fire season slowly dries out the required bushfire management plan, preparing it to ignite. This seasonal climate is covered with occasional heat waves and periodic droughts. This pattern is not new. It is the standard weather in eastern and southern Australia, recorded and experienced for centuries.

2.      There are many sources of ignition. Bushfires will always start. It takes just one spark to start a bush fire, with climate, weather, the natural flammability of vegetation and the bush to burn from the accumulated fuel. Sometimes sparks are lit by humans (accidentally or intentionally) or by electricity.

3.      Australian vegetation is highly flammable. Grasslands and Forests are subjugated by plant species that catches fire very easily and can burn severely. Additionally, Australian wilderness accumulates dry and dead plant material on the ground in the absence of fire and that results in becoming fuel for the next coming bushfire.

4.      Bushfires can vary in their intensity, size, and rate of spread, impact and difficulty to control. At one end of the scale are "cool burns", which pass through the leaves with ankle-high flames; they leave unburned patches, do not burn trees or logs, and are easily controlled. At the other end is bushfire hell, a high-intensity fire with flames higher than the tallest tree, burning through the canopy, and generating a jet-stream of embers burning below. These fires are uncontrollable.

5.      High-intensity bushfires are always associated with dry, hot dry, windy weather, heavy fuel and multiple ignitions. Of these, fuels can only be handled by humans. Therefore fuel reduction is a primary component of an effective bushfire system.

For a long time, there has been a long association between climate, vegetation (fueling bush fires), and shrubs. Parts of southern Australia are experiencing mild warming and a significant drier period, eroding the climate of bushfires. This has been attributed, at least in part, to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. However, reducing greenhouse gas emissions alone will not reduce the risk of bushfires. Governments must also take appropriate action to manage the hazards associated with heavy fuels in our bushes. Done properly, it is the cornerstone of breaking the cycle of destructive mega-fires.

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