Two Royal Commissions by Judge Stretton into the Victorian bushfire disasters of 1939 and 1944 yielded a crystal clear result: the bushfire disasters then, as now, were caused by what the Judge called \u201cridiculously inadequate\u201d prescribed burning of the forests, and he mandated \u201cfire prevention must be the paramount consideration of the forester\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Two Royal Commissions by Judge Stretton into the Victorian bushfire disasters of 1939 and 1944 yielded a crystal clear result: the bushfire disasters then, as now, were caused by what the Judge called \u201cridiculously inadequate\u201d prescribed burning of the forests, and he mandated \u201cfire prevention must be the paramount consideration of the forester\u201d. (Updated 16 … <\/p>\n