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General learning outcome:

SPECIFIC HIGH COUNTRY WEATHER:

Specific learning outcome:

When prevailing winds exceed 25km/hr lee-eddy winds may become important.

Topic:

The implications of the dominance of lee-slope eddies for fire behaviour.

General Awareness for All Fireground Personnel


General fire training suggests that fires burn most intensely on the windward faces of ridges. This is because slope and wind effects are acting in unison to accelerate the fire. Lee-slope eddies also act in unison with the slope. The perhaps unexpected resulting intensity may appear rapidly.
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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.