I have only recently moved into to a high-risk fire prone area and I’m well aware of what I stand to lose should a major bushfire burn through my neighbourhood. So why did I move there and what can I do to mitigate the risks? And what about my community? Don’t we all have a part to play in reducing the risks of losing everything? And how broadly should those mitigation measures extend? If preventative measures are essential in mitigating risk, shouldn’t that extend to global questions of climate change and population increase? Should we contain our mitigation efforts to more local factors or do we have to look at the bigger, global picture for causes that may seem remote but have a direct consequence of the bushfire risk to my home in the Adelaide Hills? How will buying a hybrid car be an effective action in reducing the bushfire risk at home?