Causes
Procedures
Safety
Prevention
Definitions
100
Provides energy for fire when it burns
What is fuel
100
Method used by NSW rural fire service to restrict fire
What are fire bans
100
A famous fire safety advocate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PKa7KDq1aU
Who is Smokey the bear
100
A material that can be used to put out campfires
What is dirt/water/sand
100
The number to call in a fire emergency
What is 000
200
A plant that welcomes fire
What is Eucolyptus
200
This warning may be preceded by another emergency warning signal
What is the bushfire emergency warning
200
The directions bushfires travel fastest
What is uphill
200
A way residents can make their homes more fire resistant
What is clean your gutters etc.
200
When wind advances fire embers, which results in new fires
What is spotting
300
The main cause of bushfires in Australia
What is humans or lightning
300
This is the first indicator Australia's fire agencies release regarding bushfires
What are fire danger ratings
300
This is the second highest bushfire rating
What is extreme
300
Strategic corridors for firesuppresion and fire fighting operations
What are firebreaks
300
The area around a bushfire that is likely to burn in minutes
What is the dead man zone
400
The most dangerous fires to humans
What are fires caused by Arson
400
It is recommended that homeowners leave their property if the FDR exceeds this rating
What is 50 (extreme)
400
The two choices you have in the event of a bushfire
What are leave early or stay and defend
400
Method to lessen the presence of fuels to prevent fires from starting
What is controlled burn/fuel reduction burn
400
Tactics, such as constructing firelines, used to terminate bushfires
What is wildfire suspension
500
A hot, dry, windy day on a hill with plant life
What is the likeliest place for a bushfire to start
500
Fire danger rating(s) where it is not advised to defend the average home
What are the fire danger ratings of catastrophic and extreme
500
Hat, long sleeve shirt, mask, goggles, boots.
What are 5 things you should be wearing in the event of a bushfire
500
Land management, building management, community education
What are the three main areas of prevention
500
Most common in the autumn and spring seasons
What are bushfires
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