"And after sacrificing 181 people, with the entire city wipe out, that the govt was slapped on the face and decided to push the system to work. What a joke for a great nation like OZ." johnsg1, the joke is on you. mate. you are no diff from an arm chair critic the size of a tiny red dot. if you have no idea of dry lightning strikes, arsonist motives, the type of gum tree forest, the rural area and the weather, i suggest you refrain from commenting because it is making you look like a clown. If aussies know that poor govt policies are behind this disaster, you will already see protest marches on the street. this policy is a waste of taxpayers money. why is it that only after such tragic incidents that they revive dumb difficult-to-implement policies? I do not think the singapore govt is capable of implementing good policies if it runs a continent the size of Australia. Everyday, some disgrunted senior citizen will light bushfires over its millionnaire ministers' policies.