PRESCRIBED BURNING – AUSTRALIA

Why prescribed burning has never been so important to Australia

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Original article by Neil Burrows, Rick Sneeuwjagt
The Age – Page: Online : 29-Jan-20

The issue of hazard reduction burning in national parks and forests has come under scrutiny in the wake of the bushfires crisis. The purpose of prescribed burning is to assist in safely suppressing bushfires rather than stopping them. Reducing the fuel load in some areas means that they can take a lower priority in the event of a fire, enabling firefighters to be deployed to the fire’s perimeter or to defend properties. Indirect suppression strategies such as back burning are easier if the fuel load has previously been reduced.

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PM: cut fire fuel, not just emissions

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Original article by Rosie Lewis
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 22-Jan-20

Prime Minister Scott Morrison argues that undertaking bushfire hazard-reduction burns is just as important as reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, he notes that unlike carbon emissions, there is no national system for reporting progress on reducing fuel loads in national parks and forests. The issue of prescribed burning has come under scrutiny in the wake of the bushfires crisis, which has claimed 29 lives to date. Labor leader Anthony Albanese claims that climate change has contributed to the intensity of the bushfires and the length of the bushfire season.

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More hazard-reduction burns not the answer, experts warn

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Original article by Mike Foley
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: Online : 7-Jan-20

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the issue of hazard management in national parks will be on the agenda for the next Council of Australian Governments meeting in March. Morrison has called for more emphasis on hazard-reduction burns in response to the bushfire crisis. Associate Professor Philip Zylstra from the University of Wollongong argues that more prescribed burning has been undertaken in the last decade than in many years. He adds that a large increase in hazard reduction burns would heighten fire risks and affect air quality in cities and towns during the winter months.

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