The area was Australia's highest yielding wheat spot (measured per unit area rept). It'll not be so for many years to come..@Tampit - 83km/hr is utterly terrifying. I would hope to not be on the receiving end of that. The local crews were absolutely shell shocked. We were watching the WA fires with some level of dread, I have to say, because what you guys experience we tend to get 1 or 2 days later...
@Rocky - It'd be 98-99% of Australia is protected by volunteer fire fighters. Only big urban areas tend to have paid full-time firefighters. The vollies are all trained. We are just average Joe's (and Janes!) who do it to help the community. Bravery ought not come into it. When I take a crew out, my sole job is to get them there and back safely. While there is a heightened risk to life while standing in front of a raging inferno, that risk is supposed to be managed
Having said that, there have been times when things have not exactly gone to plan.../Kevin

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