WILDFIRE: LATEST LEARNINGS- v01.6

WILDFIRE: LATEST LEARNINGS

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General learning outcome:

GENERAL FIRE CONCEPTS:

Specific learning outcome:

The interaction of wind & terrain is a fundamental concept for understanding fire behaviour.

Topic:

That while wind and slope are both critical drivers of a fire's spread, they are not independent.

General Awareness not required


Care must be taken when factoring wind and slope into estimates of fire behaviour. If the situation is complex, ask someone with higher skill levels to do the estimations.
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This website is dedicated to bringing forward the latest research findings. They are provided to allow firefighters to be made aware of critical safety issues ahead of the material being included in the national training curriculum.
Material prepared by Rick McRae for AFAC Research Dissemination Pilot Study, March 2012.