You are here:HomePlan & PrepareBushfire Basics Am I at Risk? By recognising and understanding your risk environment this will also help you to start preparing your property for fire and know what to do. Visit page: Am I at Risk? How Fire Behaves Understand how fire behaves: learn how terrain, vegetation, weather conditions, temperature, and wind contribute to the risk of bushfires. Visit page: How Fire Behaves Radiant Heat Radiant heat is the heat you feel from a fire. It is the biggest killer in a fire. The best protection is distance. Visit page: Radiant Heat Grassfires - Rural Grassfires can start and spread quickly, especially on days when the Fire Danger Rating is Extreme or Catastrophic. Visit page: Grassfires - Rural Grassfires - Near Cities and Towns If you live or work on the outskirts of a city or town, you might be next to grassland, parks, paddocks or bush. Visit page: Grassfires - Near Cities and Towns Campfires Unattended campfires, and campfires that haven't been extinguished properly can turn into bushfires. Visit page: Campfires Page last updated: Thursday, 21 December 2023 4:34:17 PM
Am I at Risk? By recognising and understanding your risk environment this will also help you to start preparing your property for fire and know what to do. Visit page: Am I at Risk?
How Fire Behaves Understand how fire behaves: learn how terrain, vegetation, weather conditions, temperature, and wind contribute to the risk of bushfires. Visit page: How Fire Behaves
Radiant Heat Radiant heat is the heat you feel from a fire. It is the biggest killer in a fire. The best protection is distance. Visit page: Radiant Heat
Grassfires - Rural Grassfires can start and spread quickly, especially on days when the Fire Danger Rating is Extreme or Catastrophic. Visit page: Grassfires - Rural
Grassfires - Near Cities and Towns If you live or work on the outskirts of a city or town, you might be next to grassland, parks, paddocks or bush. Visit page: Grassfires - Near Cities and Towns
Campfires Unattended campfires, and campfires that haven't been extinguished properly can turn into bushfires. Visit page: Campfires