 On 31 January 2020, the NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian announced an independent investigation to review the causes, preparation and response to the bushfires in New South Wales.The term "black summer" has become a common term for the 201920 bushfire season, for example, the Australian Red Cross uses this phrase as a blanket term for the fires.An episode of "Four Corners" titled "Black Summer" comprised an audio-visual media collation of material provided by people impacted by bushfires and was broadcast in early February 2020.