Wildfires Flashcards
What is a wildfire?
An uncontrolled rural fire
What are wildfires known in Australia?
Bushfires
What are wildfires known in North America?
Brushfires
What is a crown fire?
A fire which spreads across tree canopies and affects forested areas and the ladder effect can occur
What is a surface fire?
A fire burns across surface vegetation
What is a ground fire?
A fire that burns beneath the ground in layers of organic peat
What are 3 human causes?
Arson
BBQs
Cigarettes
What are 3 physical causes?
Climate change
Temperature
Lightning
What are 3 factors that cause the spread/increase of wildfires?
Wind
Surface fuels
Dry temperature
What is El Niño?
A weather phenomenon in Pacific Ocean
What actually is El Niño?
When the surface water warms up and leads to more complex weather patterns and this causes temp to rise of around .5 degree celsius for 3 conservative months
What can El Niño increase?
Tropical storms
What is the distribution of wildfires like?
Rural hazard and occurs in most environments
How can you deal with the fire hazard?
Preparedness
How can you prepare for the wildfires?
3 ways
Managing vegetation by controlled burning
Managing built environment
Education of residents
What can you do during a fire event?
Spraying with water or chemicals or bulldozing areas to act as fire breaks
What are fire breaks?
A gap between foliage
What can you do after a fire event?
Replanting trees, improve the economy and prepare for the next
What does the preparedness of fire events link to?
Disaster management cycle
What is a disadvantage of the disaster management cycle?
That you can’t use it for everything
