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Originally Posted by SpaceNoob
Now would be a good time to cut some stuff down; just for safety of course.... you know... those trees could have serious structural integrity issues and would be an OH&S risk after those fires  |
No, I would have thought reduction measures over the last 2-3 winters -above average rainfall in the area- would be a good time.
I know people out here have been concerned about the fuel in "The Park" for some time.
Spot over comes from elsewhere!
The SSO site was as well prepared as IT could be.
I would say "Well done to the people involved in this after Stromlo". This is probably why so much survived.
However, Does SSO still have its Fire Brigade? It had one in the early 00's.
The observatory is now relatively safe. There are many people homeless now including some of our astro-colleques I believe.