I'm sorry for your parents loss, bush fires are wild, especially once the wind gets on them. You're absolutely right, the fire front burns INDISCRIMINATELY. This bull shit with houses burnt literally to the ground (which again, doesn't happen in natural bush fires - where is the ash? the charcoal? the metal? Something should remain, not just perfect white foundations) while the trees and grass sit untouched around it is just insanity. It reminds me of 9/11. Those towers crumpled like cards but all the paper in the world was flying down the street untouched. Fire can melt steel beams but not paper? Just wtf. Something is very, very wrong here,
[–] 15098477? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Thankfully the house was unscathed (missed by dat much - holds fingers apart).. the block, fences everything else was wrecked
[–] 15100775? ago
Wow they were very lucky! keeping the area around the house clear is key. Fire can jump (strip bark trees can carry in the wind for 40 kms even), but you are greatly reducing the risk of the house catching by keeping the immediate area clear from trees, long grass, weeds etc.