“UNLIKE AUSTRALIA’S ‘OFFICIAL’ FIRE PRACTITIONERS OPERATING UNDER THE HOT BURN BADGE OF THE RURAL FIRE SERVICE (RFS), TRADITIONAL OWNERS OF THE LAND DEAL EXCLUSIVELY IN COLD FIRE, BURNING ONLY THAT WHICH IS READY TO BE BURNED …

RATHER THAN THE WHITE RESIDUE OF AN INFERNO, THE GROUND IS COATED IN BLACK CHARCOAL AND THE SOIL IS IMMEDIATELY COOL TO THE TOUCH” … READ MORE

COLONIAL LAND MANAGEMENT HAS CHANGED THE FOREST ARCHITECTURE, MAKING IT MORE FIRE PRONE AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO INCREASED FIRE SEVERITY. TAKEN FROM THREE POINTS ALONG THE NSW SOUTH COAST, THESE SHOW THE REMNANTS OF AN EXECUTION YARD, THE BIRTH OF A TOPOGRAPHICAL GUIDE MAP, AND A FRAGILE GREEN OVERCOAT; ALL SURE SIGNS OF THE HEAT OF THE 2019-20 BUSHFIRE SEASON.