| Bushfires are a natural part of the Australian landscape. However, they may also be caused by human activities, including arson. |
| It is important that students understand both the role of fire in Australian ecosystems and the dangers that can occur if they do not take care to prevent wildfires. They also need to know how to stay safe if they are caught in a bushfire event. |
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Australia from composite World Fire Map
21 Jan 2010 - 30 Jan 2010
© Image courtesy MODIS Rapid Response Project at NASA/GSFC
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| Key Websites |
| NASA |
- Fires
Earth Observatory provides satellites images and commentary on major wildfires throughout the world.
- Modis Global Fire Maps
Each of these fire maps accumulates the locations of the fires detected from satellites over a 10-day period.
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DEC
The Department of Conservation and Environment, Western Australia provides a range of information about bushfires. |
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| Bureau of Meteorology |
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Fire and Emergency Services Authority (WA)
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- Bushfires
Clearly explains the Prepare - Act - Survive principle of survival in bushfire areas.
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ClearlyExplained.Com
Australian information about bushfires. |
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EMA Schools
Resources for students and teachers from late Primary and all secondary years. |
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| Geoscience Australia |
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| CSIRO |
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| Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria |
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| Tasmania Fire Service |
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| How Stuff Works |
- How wildfires work
A comprehensive overview of bushfires from a North American perspective.
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| ABC Online |
- Bushfire Summer
This website supports a four-part ABC TV program that investigates the realities of the 2005-2006 Victorian bushfires.
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| Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre |
- Fire Note
These briefings for people involved with fire management provide useful background for teachers and older secondary students.
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| Major Australian fire events |
| Western Australia, December 2009 |
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| Victoria, February 2009 |
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| Victoria, December 2006 |
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| Victoria, January 2006 |
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| Eyre Peninsula SA, January 2005 |
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| Canberra ACT, January 2003 |
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| Sydney NSW, January 1994 |
- Bushfires
An eyewitness account of the
1994 fires that ravaged parts of Sydney.
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| Victoria, February 1983 |
- Ash Wednesday 1983
An analysis by the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment.
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| Tasmania, February 1967 |
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| Dwellingup WA, January 1961 |
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| Victoria, January 1939 |
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| EMA Disasters Database |
- Bushfires
Search for Australian bushfire events by state, region, date.
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| Protecting homes and people during fires |
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| Biological implications of bushfires |
| The following content will mostly be of value for teachers and mature secondary students. |
- Global Fire Monitoring
NASA Earth Observatory's information on the effects of fire on the world's ecosystems.
- How Fires affect Biodiversity
This 1996 scholarly paper investigates the affect of fires on four different Australian ecosystems.
- Prescribed Burning
Looks at the use of prescribed fire in bushfire control, including its effect on biodiversity.
- Fire Ecology
Information from the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE).
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| Should we burn? |
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| Yes |
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| No |
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