Jim ... let me say once again mate, how very sorry I am to hear all of this!
I'm sure I speak for everyone here when I say our thoughts are with you and your family, neighbors and countrymen!!!
That many fires joined so closely, sounds suspiciously like arson, and possibly terrorism to me. Any word on the causes of any of the fire?
Thank you kindly Daniel.
Some have been lit by lightning strikes, unfortunately some have been lit deliberately. Even today in Ulladulla (our town south of us) an arsonist was caught lighting a fire in bushland at 10.30am.
Here's some photos from a newspaper that show some of what is happening -
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/nsw-bushfires-20191201-h1k2iw.html