More empty buildings and bushland than ever seem to be going up in flames. CCTV cameras are usually able to catch the "bored kids" that torch the buildings, but bushland is harder.
More people living in Australia now and many had mental issues etc. Of course with more people more pyromaniacs are part of those numbers. Simple maths.
Just seem to be more than ever out there now than before as you used to hear about a few but they seem to be targeting bigger places like Factories etc now than ever before !
Dotty
Yes there are and it is not just "bored kids" who are doing it. In recent years we had an Adult Male who on a Day of Extreme Heat, with Total Fire Bans in place decided he would go for a littel walk about 15 kilometres from his near city urban home. He claimed he got trapped in blackberries in a park behing our home so he lit a fire. he then claimed that he had "regressed to his Scouting days training which taught t...See more »