[LINK] Bush Fire Speeds (was Re: home emergencies)

[Jan Whitaker]

At 07:03 AM 21/02/2009, stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
>Yes .. a combination of alert systems!

And use of fire tower spotters:
http://www.theage.com.au/national/dse-silent-on-tower-warning-20090220-8dr5.html
What Mr Willans and other fire spotters told DSE 
­ and when they did ­ could be critical in 
judging whether more people could have been saved 
had they been warned early and emphatically of the looming danger.



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