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Chapter 4 - Bushfires
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Figure 4.2  The three essentials for a fire
A taste of Chapter 4

This page gives a few images and a snippet or two of text to give a flavour of Chapter 4.

The booklet is printed in high quality black and white (greyscale). You may wish to download, and possibly print, the sample pdf file to see what the booklet looks like.

What fire needs to thrive

Chapter 4 explains clearly what bushfires need to start and thrive (See figure 4.2 above). It then addresses each of these to show how to avoid or stop bushfires.

Activities for younger students

Most of the activities in this chapter are designed for younger students. One example is given below (Activity 4.1) and an associated sketch (Figure 4.3)

Activity 4.1 - What is a bushfire?
a  Illustrate the three different types of bushfires to show where they occur. Perhaps you could make a collage of your illustrations using dead leaves, twigs, etc.
b  Work with a partner to brainstorm as many ways as possible that a bushfire might start. Contribute these to a shared class list.
c  Using one of the answers for question 2, design a flow chart to show the main sequence of events which lead to a bushfire. (See Figure 4.3)
d  Make a list of ways firefighters may try to control a bushfire, taking into account the three essential elements of fire. (See Figure 4.2)
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Figure 4.3  Example of a flow chart illustrating how a fire can start


Finding information about bushfires

To find out more about bushfires you can search the World Wide Web using a Search Engine. You will find a few listed at:

A very good place to try is

Some bushfire sites are listed at

An example of a very useful site is that of the Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales, Australia.

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