More Problems
From the ABC,
AirAsia QZ8501: Four large parts of missing jet found off Borneo coast, search for bodies continues. They have recovered dozens of victims, some still strapped in their seats. They know that they have at least four large pieces on the sea floor, but the seas are so rough that they can’t get good visuals under water.
Meanwhile Australia is battling wildfires, high temperatures, and low humidity in South Australia and Victoria. The worst fire is in the Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Hills bushfire: Dozens of homes feared lost in SA; Victoria fires downgraded. A cold front is passing through Victoria and improving conditions there.
Homes aren’t the only thing being lost, Adelaide Hills bushfire: Dogs and cats perish as blaze sweeps through Tea Tree Gully Kennels and Cattery. This was a boarding facility, and it was totally destroyed. They managed to save about 40 dogs out of all of their borders.
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We got lucky Sat. evening when the rain came and it rained steadily through the night.
The new fire threat warning levels are stupid. We went from a complicated 7 level system, to a ridiculous 3 level system, and the first is necessary! Lvl 1 is “Advice”. Most people who live in fire prone areas already check for advisories, we don’t need an advisory to tell us to check for advisories! Talk about redundant! Then, Lvl 2 is “PANIC”! Lvl 3 is “RUN FOR YOUR LIVES”! Seriously??!
And the first statement at the top of the warning posters is: “Do not rely on an official warning to leave. Emergency incidents can start quickly and threaten homes and lives within minutes.”
People who come up with these stupid systems need a lobotomy before they come up with any more bright ideas.
Understanding Warnings
These warning systems are products of media consultants and market research clowns who present ideas to focus groups and select the system that rates highest with the people involved in testing. The test groups are always flawed because they don’t represent the majority of people who are too busy trying to stay alive to participate in the studies. Somebody made a nice chunk of tax dollars on the new system, and it wasn’t anyone who actually fights bushfires or has been affected by them.
It’s like the worthless terror level color system that the Shrubbery used to scare people when it was politically advantageous.