How dry was the topsoil and underneath prior to the fires and for how long?

xx thinking of you and your neighbours too. I am not happy about this, infact it caused me a form of PTSD when I finally caught up with the onslaught of mainstream coverage.

I'm still sharpening my pencil over this as I'm terrified that the nation doesn't know, and furious at what I think is the real major contributor to this inexplicably widespread and sustained firey oblivion..