By Australian Associated Press
NSW Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons weighs in on hazard reduction, saying biggest impediment to completing burns is weather
The boss of the NSW Rural Fire Service says hazard reduction is important but not a panacea for bushfire risk and has “very little effect at all” on the spread of fire in severe or extreme weather.
Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons on Wednesday addressed the organisation’s hazard reduction activities as bushfires fuel debate over preparation for the NSW fire season.
Source: Hazard reduction is not a ‘panacea’ for bushfire risk, RFS boss says
