Ash Feb 09 Educating the people in the war zone

While the Departments argue over who gets what resources and, perhaps, who knows more about fire management? , how about asking the question of whether the people at risk know enough .
Its Not about who knows more about fire management but about whether the people at risk KNOW enough .
For example

"What % of those killed didn't even have the basic expectation that a fire would come at them first from the north and then possibly from the west".

Their choice perhaps but . How many really understood that being on the southern side of a huge fuel load on the northern slopes of Victorias mountains on a TFB was a risk that noone should take?