Prescribed burning programs are at very low levels in all states except WA, often of the order of 1-2 % of forested areas per year. The current inadequate prescribed burning policy and implementation environment reinforces a shift towards more widespread high intensity fire regimes in the same areas where prescribed fires are restricted.
Bushfire Communities and Planning.
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