In 2014/15 Firestick Estate established the State’s Extreme Bushfire warnings were a shambles. A representative of the Australian Government:

“…acknowledged that the science that underpins current fire danger ratings systems can be improved” (Letters No. 82).

In response to that oblique acknowledgement of whole of system failure, the world’s most respected Extreme Bushfire expert, David Packham, wrote:

“The appropriate definition of fire spread in this case, is the definition defined by Clarkson” (Belinda Clarkson, Firestick Estate’s Secretary, Letters No. 84).

October 3, 2014. “Warnings are out of whack” & “Misinformation spells disaster”

January 26, 2015. “Vic a misfit in extreme fire grants” & “Start using the best science”

July 6, 2015. “Fire warning review likely”  & “Changes afoot”

October 2, 2015. “It’s time to fire up Prime Minister” & “…and warning system ineffective”

 
January 9, 2016. “A Burning Issue for the PM” & “(PM) has the authority to intervene”