DannyJo,
Thanks for thinking of us. There have been some pretty extraordinary stories coming through from people who survived the thick of the fire.
Here's an image I posted yesterday. It was in one of the papers. Australia is superimposed on the US (1:1 scale) to give an idea of the size of the disaster and the image shows where all the fires are burning.
While we're a fire-prone country, nothing of this magnitude has ever occurred.
Regards,
Noel