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Wytaliba resident Gary Wilson said firefighters saved his life just in time. More than 30 firefighters were injured in the past week as they put their bodies and lives on the line to protect communities in NSW. The director of the Fire Centre at the University of Tasmania, David Bowman, said new techniques could include planting “fireproof trees”, developing more golf courses, parks and other public open spaces for fire breaks and safety zones, more mechanical thinning and removal of undergrowth, and concentrating animals including goats to eat grass and shrubs. Mr Fitzsimmons said authorities need new approaches to reduce bushfire risk beyond hazard reduction burns because of “shrinking windows” for conventional risk reduction. The punishment for arson in NSW can exceed 10 years in prison. “If anyone is found to have deliberately contributed to or deliberately lit a fire yesterday the full force of the law will be brought down on them,” Ms Berejiklian said on Wednesday. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian echoed Mr Fitzsimmons comments and pledged to come down hard on anyone caught deliberately lighting fires. “It’s awful, it angers every firefighter and angers everybody in the community,” he told reporters on Wednesday.
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NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons was visibly upset by early reports indicating arson may have been the cause of a string of fires across the state on Tuesday. NSW police believe a staggering 12 bushfires may have been deliberately lit by arsonists during Tuesday’s “catastrophic*” fire conditions. While the frontline firefighting continues, authorities turn their attention to investigating how the fires started and learning from the current crisis to reduce the risks in the future.