WILDFIRE: LATEST LEARNINGS- v01.6

WILDFIRE: LATEST LEARNINGS

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General learning outcome:

SPECIFIC FIRE BEHAVIOUR:

Specific learning outcome:

Eruptive fire growth and its threats.

Topic:

Eruptive fire is acceleration upslope in a dangerous manner, including in canyons.

General Awareness for All Fireground Personnel


When wind-driven headfires lean strongly upslope they can experience eruptive growth, where they continue to accelerate upslope, threatening fire crews. A particularly dangerous form of this occurs in canyons.
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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.