Originally Posted by
IMOA
There's been some very bad days (probably in the order of 4 or 5) but what I would say is I've certainly had a lot worse days in places like Seoul, Beijing etc.Today is bad for Sydney but would be about what you'd expect on a typical summer day in Tokyo. I don't think it makes any sense to change plans at this point in time as it's likely that there shouldn't be an issue and you won't really know whether a day is going to be bad until a day or two before.
I agree. There have been some shocking days, but mostly it's just been like you said. There's no substantial rain forecast until March so the fires will probably just keep burning for months with the odd flare-up. Sydney was more under threat in the 1994 bushfires, when houses as close to CBD as Chatswood were being destroyed by fire, than it is today.