[krimpenrik]

They definitely do controlled burning to remove organic fuel. 4 years ago i was working at a farm in Western Australia near Albany and the sterling range mountain range they did a controlled burn which got out of hand and we had to evacuate. Spend the next week's putting out fires that reignite.

Farmers also burn down crop fields to make seeding easier and is a risk to jump in other fields or neighboring woodlands.

My girlfriend there worked as a parc ranger / firefighter. It's a big topic, farmers in the outback have their own firetrucks and teams