Australian Bushfires

About half of all fires are caused by:

• Accidentally lit

• Lightning

• Chemicals

• Deliberately lit

Fire needs...

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Fuel

• Heat

Strong gusty winds provide more...

• Carbon dioxide

• Heat

• Oxygen

• Fuel

Fire travels more quickly...

• Down a slope

• Up a slope

• On a flat surface

The riskiest place to build a house is on top of a....

The most common way a house catches on fire is...

• Hot weather

• Electrical fires

• Arsonist (people who deliberately light fires)

• Ember attacks

An ember attack is when small burning twigs, leaves and barks are...

• Carried by people, landing in and around houses

• Carried by animals, landing in and around houses

• Carried by the wind, landing in and around houses

What is extremely flammable?

• Oak trees

• Eucalyptus trees

• Silver birch trees

• Maple trees

Answer explanation

This is due to the oil found in Eucalyptus trees (oils are flammable).

These two materials can act like a ladder, carrying fire into the canopy to produce masses of embers.

• Twigs

• Vines

• Leaves

• Stringy bark

Bushfires are also known as...