Reports indicate 24 Australians were arrested for starting those "climate change" fires.
Arson accounts for less than 1% of the area that has burnt
NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Inspector Ben Shepherd said earlier this week lightning was predominantly responsible for the bushfire crisis.
"I can confidently say the majority of the larger fires that we have been dealing with have been a result of fires coming out of remote areas as a result of dry lightning storms," he said.
With 2019 being the hottest and driest year on record there's sadly more to come.
