In this image rendered from video and released by AuBC, CHANNEL 9 via APTN, wildfires burn near a community in Victoria state, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, north of Melbourne, Australia. Police say the death toll from wildfires that swept southeastern Australia has risen to 25 people. More than a dozen blazes burned unchecked Saturday in three states, with temperatures soaring and high winds fanning flames
In this image rendered from video and released by AuBC, CHANNEL 9 via APTN, wildfires burn near a community in Victoria state, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, north of Melbourne, Australia. Police say the death toll from wildfires that swept southeastern Australia has risen to 25 people. More than a dozen blazes burned unchecked Saturday in three states, with temperatures soaring and high winds fanning flames.
In this image rendered from video and released by AuBC, CHANNEL 9 via APTN, dense smoke rises from wildfires burning near a community in Victoria state, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, north of Melbourne, Australia. Police say the death toll from wildfires that swept southeastern Australia has risen to 25 people. More than a dozen blazes burned unchecked Saturday in three states, with temperatures soaring and high winds fanning flames.
A bushfire in the Bunyip Sate Forest near the township of Tonimbuk, 125 kilometers (78 miles) west of Melbourne, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. Walls of flame roared across southeastern Australia, razing scores of homes, forests and farmland in the sunburned country's worst wildfire disaster in a quarter century
Flames and smoke rise from a bushfire in the Bunyip Sate Forest near the township of Tonimbuk, 125 kilometers (78 miles) west of Melbourne, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. Walls of flame roared across southeastern Australia, razing scores of homes, forests and farmland in the sunburned country's worst wildfire disaster in a quarter century
A fire truck moves away from out of control flames from a bushfire in the Bunyip Sate Forest near the township of Tonimbuk, 125 kilometers (78 miles) west of Melbourne, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. Walls of flame roared across southeastern Australia, razing scores of homes, forests and farmland in the sunburned country's worst wildfire disaster in a quarter century.
A fire truck moves away from out of control flames from a bushfire in the Bunyip Sate Forest near the township of Tonimbuk, 125 kilometers (78 miles) west of Melbourne, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. Walls of flame roared across southeastern Australia, razing scores of homes, forests and farmland in the sunburned country's worst wildfire disaster in a quarter century.
Local residents watch flames from a bushfire in the Bunyip Sate Forest near the township of Tonimbuk, 125 kilometers (78 miles) west of Melbourne, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. Walls of flame roared across southeastern Australia, razing scores of homes, forests and farmland in the sunburned country's worst wildfire disaster in a quarter century
Flames rise from a bushfire in the Bunyip Sate Forest near the township of Tonimbuk, 125 kilometers (78 miles) west of Melbourne, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. Walls of flame roared across southeastern Australia, razing scores of homes, forests and farmland in the sunburned country's worst wildfire disaster in a quarter century.
A burnt out house and a car are seen at the township of King Lake, north east of Melbourne, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll from the country's worst fire disaster in a quarter-century reached 65 on Sunday
A burnt out house is seen at the township of King Lake, northeast of Melbourne, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll from the country's worst fire disaster in a quarter-century reached 65 on Sunday.
Burnt out houses are seen at the township of King Lake, northeast of Melbourne, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll from the country's worst fire disaster in a quarter-century reached 65 on Sunday.
A dead horse lies on the side of the road leading to the township of King Lake, northeast of Melbourne, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll from the country's worst fire disaster in a quarter-century reached 65 on Sunday
A Country Fire Authority (CFA) firefighters put out flames of a tree near the township of King Lake, east of Melbourne, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll from the country's worst fire disaster in a quarter-century reached 65 on Sunday.
One wall stands above the rubble of a destroyed church at Kinglake northeast of Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll rose to 76 on Sunday, making it the country's deadliest fire disaster. At least 700 homes were destroyed in Saturday's inferno.
Police car goes around a vehicle that has run into a fallen burnt tree near Kinglake, northeast of Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll rose to 76 on Sunday, making it the country's deadliest fire disaster. At least 700 homes were destroyed in Saturday's inferno
A fire erupts in a pine tree plantation northeast of Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames have razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll rose to 84, making it the country's deadliest fire disaster. At least 700 homes were destroyed in Saturday's inferno.
Buildings and vehicles sit destroyed at Kinglake northeast of Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames have razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll rose to 84, making it the country's deadliest fire disaster. At least 700 homes were destroyed in Saturday's inferno.
A man overlooks fire damage at Kinglake north east of Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames have razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll rose to 84, making it the country's deadliest fire disaster. At least 700 homes were destroyed in Saturday's inferno
A fire destroys equipment at a pine tree plantation near Kinglake, northeast of Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll rose to 84 on Sunday, making it the country's deadliest fire disaster. At least 700 homes were destroyed in Saturday's inferno.
Firefighters fill their truck with water from a dam northeast of Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll rose to 84 on Sunday, making it the country's deadliest fire disaster. At least 700 homes were destroyed in Saturday's inferno.
Burned out vehicles are stranded on a road after the occupants were stopped by flames in their efforts to escape fires northeast of Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll rose to 84 on Sunday, making it the country's deadliest fire disaster. At least 700 homes were destroyed in Saturday's inferno.
Firefighters work northeast of Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll rose to 84 on Sunday, making it the country's deadliest fire disaster. At least 700 homes were destroyed in Saturday's inferno.
A house, top, is seen undamaged as three others lay destroyed in Kinglake, northeast of Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames have razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll rose to 84, making it the country's deadliest fire disaster. At least 700 homes were destroyed in Saturday's inferno
Buildings and vehicles sit destroyed at Kinglake northeast of Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames have razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll rose to 84, making it the country's deadliest fire disaster. At least 700 homes were destroyed in Saturday's inferno
Small acreage is burned out in Kinglake, northeast of Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames have razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll rose to 84, making it the country's deadliest fire disaster. At least 700 homes were destroyed in Saturday's inferno.
A ridgeline of burnt out homes lead to a house still standing near Kinglake, northeast of Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames have razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll rose to 84, making it the country's deadliest fire disaster. At least 700 homes were destroyed in Saturday's inferno
Livestock are cornered in a burned out field northeast of Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. Towering flames razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll rose to 84 on Sunday, making it the country's deadliest fire disaster. At least 700 homes were destroyed in Saturday's inferno.
This image provided by NASA, rendered Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, shows a large plume of smoke spreading southward from a fire (outlined in red) that appears to be burning in a small area of forest west of Churchill in Victoria’s Gippsland region. Entire towns have been seared off the map by wildfires raging through southeastern Australia, burning people in their homes and cars in the deadliest blaze in the country's history. The number of dead Monday stood at 108, a grim toll that rose almost by the hour as officials reached further into the fire zone.
Family members react after learning that their parents Bill and Faye Walker and disabled brother Geoffrey were among victims who died in Marysville, north of Melbourne, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. The deadliest wildfires in Australia's history burned people in their homes and cars and wiped out entire town, officials discovered as they reached farther into the fire zone.
Family members comfort each other after learning that their parents Bill and Faye Walker and disabled brother Geoffrey were killed in wildfires in Marysville, north of Melbourne, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. The deadliest wildfires in Australia's history burned people in their homes and cars and wiped out entire towns, officials discovered Sunday as they reached farther
Destroyed homes are seen in this image taken from television in Marysville, north of Melbourne, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. The deadliest wildfires in Australia's history burned people in their homes and cars and wiped out entire town, officials discovered as they reached farther into the fire zone.
Destroyed homes are seen in this image taken from television in Marysville, north of Melbourne, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. The deadliest wildfires in Australia's history burned people in their homes and cars and wiped out entire town, officials discovered as they reached farther into the fire zone.
Family members comfort each other after wildfires in Marysville, north of Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. The deadliest wildfires in Australia's history burned people in their homes and cars and wiped out entire towns, officials discovered Sunday as they reached farther into the fire zone.
Devastation is seen in this image taken from television in Marysville, north of Melbourne, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. The deadliest wildfires in Australia's history burned people in their homes and cars and wiped out entire town, officials discovered as they reached farther into the fire zone
Judy and Kevin Purtzel survey their property damaged by bushfires near Marysville, north of Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. The deadliest wildfires in Australia's history burned people in their homes and cars and wiped out entire towns, officials discovered Sunday as they reached
Jane Cameron, center, hugs a local police officer Andrew Lodi, as Greg Annand stands by where Cameron and Annand's home was destroyed by fire at the community of Kinglake West, north east of Melbourne, Australia Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. Officials believe arson may be behind at least some of the more than 400 fires that tore a destructive path across a vast swath of southern Victoria state over the weekend
Jane Cameron, left, and Greg Annand explain how they survived a fire that destroyed their home, in background, at the community of Kinglake West, north east of Melbourne, Australia Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. Officials believe arson may be behind at least some of the more than 400 fires that tore a destructive path across a vast swath of southern Victoria state over the weekend
A car pulls a trailer full of goats, sheep and llamas away from the community of Kinglake West, north east of Melbourne, Australia Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. Officials believe arson may be behind at least some of the more than 400 fires that tore a destructive path across a vast swath of southern Victoria state over the weekend
An excavator moves a burned out car from the road near the community of Kinglake, north east of Melbourne, Australia Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. Officials believe arson may be behind at least some of the more than 400 fires that tore a destructive path across a vast swath of southern Victoria state over the weekend.
The remains of St. Andrew's church are scattered after it was destroyed by fire at the community of Kinglake, north east of Melbourne, Australia Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. Officials believe arson may be behind at least some of the more than 400 fires that tore a destructive path across a vast swath of southern Victoria state over the weekend.
A dead horse that was trapped by raging fires lays at the side of the road near the community of Kinglake, north east of Melbourne, Australia Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. Officials believe arson may be behind at least some of the more than 400 fires that tore a destructive path across a vast swath of southern Victoria state over the weekend.
A child's boots lie on the ground of a house burnt in wildfires in Jeeralong West, 200 kilometers (125 miles) southeast of Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. Authorities searching for answers to the carnage from Australia's worst-ever wildfires said Tuesday they would rethink current policies of allowing residents to decide for themselves whether to evacuate their homes
The ruins of a burnt-out house remains after wildfires in Jeeralong West, 200 kilometers (125 miles) southeast of Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. Authorities searching for answers to the carnage from Australia's worst-ever wildfires said Tuesday they would rethink current policies of allowing residents to decide for themselves whether to evacuate their homes
Bushes are burnt down by wildfires in Jeeralong West, 200 kilometers (125 miles) southeast of Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. Authorities searching for answers to the carnage from Australia's worst-ever wildfires said Tuesday they would rethink current policies of allowing residents to decide for themselves whether to evacuate their homes
Bushes are burnt down by wildfires in Jeeralong West, 200 kilometers (125 miles) southeast of Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. Authorities searching for answers to the carnage from Australia's worst-ever wildfires said Tuesday they would rethink current policies of allowing residents to decide for themselves whether to evacuate their homes
A roadway sign is burnt by wildfires in Jeeralong West, 200 kilometers (125 miles) southeast of Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. Authorities searching for answers to the carnage from Australia's worst-ever wildfires said Tuesday they would rethink current policies of allowing residents to decide for themselves whether to evacuate their homes.
CFA volunteer Pat Quinn, left, wipes his eyes as he and Bob Kearney, a Country Fire Service member from South Australia, survey fire damage in Jeeralong West, 200 kilometers (125 miles) southeast of Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. Authorities searching for answers to the carnage from Australia's worst-ever wildfires said Tuesday they would rethink current policies of allowing residents to decide for themselves whether to evacuate their homes.
A burnt-out house is seen after wildfires in Jeeralong West, 200 kilometers (125 miles) southeast of Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. Authorities searching for answers to the carnage from Australia's worst-ever wildfires said Tuesday they would rethink current policies of allowing residents to decide for themselves whether to evacuate their homes
A firefighter uses water to quench embers from a fire at Chum Creek, north east of Melbourne, Australia Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. Officials believe arson may be behind at least some of the more than 400 fires that tore a destructive path across a vast swath of southern Victoria state over the weekend.
Firefighter use a hose to quench embers at a fire at Chum Creek, north east of Melbourne, Australia Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. Officials believe arson may be behind at least some of the more than 400 fires that tore a destructive path across a vast swath of southern Victoria state over the weekend.
