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Cormac Farrell Profile picture
Cormac Farrell
@jagungal1
Environmental scientist working in bushfire protection & ecology. Japanese Jujitsu black belt & Head Beekeeper, Australian Parliament
Jan 3, 2020 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
I see that the #AustraliaBurning crisis has officially reached the 'drink uncle' stage, where people loudly proclaim that we could have avoided all of this if 'the greens' hadn't stopped hazard reduction.

Which is weird for a bunch of reasons. Unlike approx 100% of these muppets, I actually work in the field, have done for more than a decade. In that time I have worked on projects that:
- upgraded 70km+ of fire trails
- cleared firebreaks for 300+ School Bushfire shelters
- lots of Asset Protection Zones
Dec 22, 2019 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
With the #bushfires still ongoing, it is clear that we are in the middle of a historic event, that will change the way we manage fire in the environment.
A few people have asked me for an explainer - so here is a thread from a bushfire protection planning perspective: 2. As a scientist I am mostly focused on the practical problems that we have encountered, and how we can solve these and then anticipate the next set.
I have worked in the aftermath of two major fire events, and will be working in the aftermath of this one.