Residents in south Canberra near the fire zone are urged to closely monitor the situation and activate their survival plans. The ACT Emergency Services Agency believed that the upcoming heatwave would make it difficult to control the fire. 1 2 3 Next EXPLORE...
This paper discusses the shortcomings of bushfire survival plans and official risk communication, which do not cater well for household units that are divided or unattended when a bushfire starts. Findings suggest that to enhance bushfire safety and preparedness, emergency managers should acknowledge and...
Residents in south Canberra near the fire zone are urged to closely monitor the situation and activate their survival plans. The ACT Emergency Services Agency believed that the upcoming heatwave would make it difficult to control the fire.■
HOUSEHOLDERS' STATED BUSHFIRE SURVIVAL INTENTIONS UNDER HYPOTHETICAL THREAT FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CHOOSING TO LEAVE, OR STAY AND DEFEND, OR WAIT AND SEE PART 1: REPORT PART 2: TECHNICAL SUPPLEMENT Jim McLennan, Glenn Elliott (now RMIT University), Ruth Beatson (now Murdoch...
“The ACT is well prepared for bushfires and I would like to remind and encourage all Canberrans to regularly review their disaster survival plans.” You can download and complete a survival planhere.
Make sure any action plans for symptom flare-ups are up to date, and ensure you have an adequate supply of in-date medication somewhere easy to locate and access. Kids can get worried duringbushfires, and fire emergencies have been linked with a reduction in children'smental health. Stories...
On Kangaroo Island, where fires are common, fire frequency is an important variable controlling the distribution and survival of many fire-adapted vegetation groups, with recommended intervals from as low as six years to multiple decades [34,35]. Within the long-term Landsat record, there is ...