The document discusses several challenges related to bushfire management including catastrophic fires, keeping up with royal commission findings, situational awareness, fire modeling, communications, climate change, and wicked problems. It notes that climate change is projected to increase fire intensity and frequency, reducing the window for controlled burns. Future fire leaders will need to adapt practices to contend with changes in demographics, resources, and enhanced natural phenomena from climate change. Models and new technologies like Phoenix fire modeling and the Amatoya suppression vehicle concept could help address some challenges but operational management will require innovation.