The Tasmanian Greens extend their gratitude to all continuing to work on the bushfires across western Tasmania.
It is tremendous news that the ancient Huon Pine stands in takayna on the Harman and Wilson Rivers are intact, including Pine HAR09, one of the oldest trees on the planet.
While we wait news on how many endemic Pencil Pines have been lost in the Canning Peak blaze, ground crews should be commended for their recent intense work south of Lake Will.
New technology being harnessed by fire crews, such as the RECCE satellite devices coupled with specialist bushfire Al smoke detection, and other assets, can be a game changer for dry lighting strike fires into the future.
The RECCE’s reported success thus far is evidence that the State and Federal Governments must continue and upscale funding into emerging technology for emergency situations as such events, fire and flood, will be exacerbated until we properly address human induced causes of climate change.
With warmer weather returning over the weekend our thoughts are with those on the ground and in control centres. We echo the message from emergency service personnel for Tasmanians to keep up to date on the fire situation via TasAlert and all National Park and track status updates on the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife website.
