How can wildfires be managed?

Question 1

What is the Mercalli scale

Answer 1

It describes the intensity of an earthquake based on what’s observed

Question 2

What is the Richter scale?

Answer 2

The Richter scale describes the earthquakes magnitude by measuring the seismic waves that cause the earthquake

Question 3

How can you prevent wildfires?

Answer 3

Control burning by covering the area in water, public awareness about wildfires and local laws for example no BBQs in campus or woods of high risk

Question 4

How can you oppose fire risk warnings

Answer 4

Use of social media, red flag warnings, alerts fire departments and fire weather watch if in 24-48 hours

Question 5

community based action

Answer 5

Early detection, suppression of wildfires, specialised rural firefighting teams, publicity campaigns on how to be prepared - Go bags etc

Question 6

Mitigation

Answer 6

Aimed to reduce the severity by direct intervention and support following a disaster. The unpredictability and scale of wildfires makes this challenging some fires where there are multiple observed events are left to burn themselves out

Question 7

Early fire detection

Answer 7

Satellites, infrared sensors to detect thermal variation. Drone technology to survey large areas

Question 8

control of wildfires or back burning

Answer 8

Deliberate burning of vegetation ahead of a fire, use of natural barriers e.g. rivers, highways, spraying water to dampen fires from planes to allow ground crews to approach fire

Question 9

What role do they play in ecosystems?

Answer 9

Learning to live with threat of wildfires, balanced approach required to safeguarding human activities and natural ecosystems, planning regulations can reduce hazard restricting access to areas during the fire season and building design can be effective