G'day Tony,

And where would you be ... ? I take it you're in Australia - on on the east or south coast, and it was early morning when you posted.
It's more like 36.5º C in Sydney now (mid-afternoon), but we seem free of bushfires in the immediate area.

Do you know of the new Sentinel Bushfire hot-spot monitoring web site put by the CSIRO at: www.sentinel.csiro.au/ ? This gives a zoomable view of fire intensities based on infra-red observations of satellites. It's probably several hours behind, but it gives a good overview for assessment.

They do ask private viewers to keep in mind the data requirements of the fire authorities ... but the Rural Fire Serices seem to be depending on their more traditional and local methods, so far.

Regards,

Bob Bolton