This is almost as true of economists and other specialists as it is of the lay public .
Uncertainty is an everyday experience.
Uncertainty lurks at every corner in the world of bushfires too whether it is in relation to the weather, fire behaviour, threats to the environment or to built assets, or human behaviour in the face of fire. We, as a society and as individuals, often try to reduce uncertainties in the hope of reducing stress or of improving efficiency. Whatever we do we will never eliminate uncertainty from everything. Uncertainty is inevitable. The degree of uncertainty varies and, in some cases, can be reduced.