Back on topic, I got to about 4:40, & couldn't stand it anymore.
He says he talked to journalists,---- why not firefighters?
Massive forest fires have been normal for millennia, in almost every country in the world,.
We compound things by putting fires out, then "leaving things till the next time", causing fuel to build up much more than Nature would normally allow.
"Controlled burns" are a good idea, but there are pollution problems which make them difficult to "sell" to the public.
I very much doubt that satellites are going to do much to find the origin of each fire, as they have difficulty seeing through clouds---- they weren't the "magic bullet" for Weather Forecasting they were predicted to be.
I didn't get to the Directed Energy Weapon bit, but if such things existed, why would anyone think it would be a great idea to use them to start bush fires?
I'm sure Dr Evil, Ernst Stavro Blofeld or the Lizard People would find a much more impressive target to demonstrate their World dominance.