Have received a wonderful - and
wonderfully swift - response from the CFA to my complaint of false information
in Fire Ready.
This just-in email from Deputy CO Steve Warrington
'The Chief has been quick to act on your
advice, forwarding his support for your concerns to our media and publications
people.
In reinforcing your position the Chief has cited the International Journal of Wildfire “Pages 841-849 of this Journal have a paper by Whittaker, Haynes, Handmer and McLennan. The paper reports that research shows a survival rate of 77% for houses that were defended by one or more household members! and 44% for houses that were unattended.”
The Chief goes on to say “There is danger in having inflexible wording…” and has tasked our people to review it and consider alternative wording.
In reinforcing your position the Chief has cited the International Journal of Wildfire “Pages 841-849 of this Journal have a paper by Whittaker, Haynes, Handmer and McLennan. The paper reports that research shows a survival rate of 77% for houses that were defended by one or more household members! and 44% for houses that were unattended.”
The Chief goes on to say “There is danger in having inflexible wording…” and has tasked our people to review it and consider alternative wording.
