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“The use of northern hemisphere-based firefighting aircraft is becoming problematic as the bushfire season is extending in both hemispheres, making it difficult to call on additional resources from overseas.”

On Jan. 18, 2003, what began as a bushfire — as they are known in Australia — started by a lightning strike in the outlying mountain ranges quickly pushed its way into residential suburbs, propelled by powerful gusts.

Along with the 2019-2020 bushfire season known as Black Summer, which killed 34 people and destroyed more than 3,000 homes across the country, the 2003 fires remain a painful memory for many Australians.

We now have what we call asset protection zones and bushfire management standards.

We’ve also got bushfire modeling software and we know where a fire is going to run in a bushfire-prone area.