Australian wild fires

I would like to bring your attention to our friends down under (Australia) who are going through some tough times with wild fires. The death toll stands at around 180 right now, but it's expected to surpass 200 before the fires are brought under control.
It seems that the government wasn't prepared for such a large catastrophe.
I once lived in California where wild fires are an every year occurrence, maybe they should get some pointers from the California fire fighters so this doesn't happen again.
I'm sure that our government is keeping a close eye on this developing story. If they need us, we'll be there. We don't turn our backs on our friends...and even our enemy's sometimes. Damn it, we're just good people!

A few days later:
The pain is still being felt by many people who lost a loved one, or someone they knew in one of the worst wild fires that Australians have ever suffered through. Churches are a place for remembering, and a place to ask "why", why did this tragedy happen? There are no easy answers yet, it's going take time to try and figure out the circumstances leading up to the fires, and find out whether they were deliberately set or an act of God..