Originally Posted by SheriffJoe




24 arrests for deliberately set fires + 180 other fire violations is stronger evidence than "...I can confidently say the **majority** of the "larger" fires coming out of ****remote****areas as a result of dry lightning storms".

Appears that a majority (or less) in less "remote" areas were deliberately set.


The NSW’s Rural Fire Service and Victoria Police are on the front line and they disagree with you.

ABC link for you to look at, I'll add that the ABC is the most trusted news service in the country by a mile.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-11/australias-fires-reveal-arson-not-a-major-cause/11855022
https://www.theguardian.com/austral...reading-faster-than-australias-bushfires
https://www.theguardian.com/austral...ting-arsons-role-in-australian-bushfires