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Mind Map by Laura Penk, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Laura Penk
almost 11 years ago
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Wildfires
- What is a
wildfire?
- A wild fire is any uncontrolled fire
in combustible vegetation that
occurs in the countryside or
wilderness
- A wild fire is any uncontrolled fire
in combustible vegetation that
occurs in the countryside or
wilderness
- Features of a wildfire
- Mild wet winters - ideal for
growing vegetation
- Hot dry summers - drys
out vegetation making it
combustible
- Mild wet winters - ideal for
growing vegetation
- Causes of a wildfire
- Natural
- Lightening
- Volcanic Ash
- Drought
- High Temperatues
- Lightening
- Human
- Matches
- Campfires
- Cigarettes
- Arson
- Broken Glass
- Matches
- Natural
- What effect does
climate have in
wildfires?
- Wildfires spread quickly in
hot, dry weather such as a
DROUGHT
- Strong winds make them
more violent as it fans the
flames
- More rainfall in the year
leads to more vegetation
- Wildfires spread quickly in
hot, dry weather such as a
DROUGHT
- How to reduce
damaging effects
- Fire Breaks
- Building Codes
- Education
- Chemical Spraying
- Controlled Burning
- Fire Breaks
- Effects of Wildfires
- Loss of jobs / Loss of income
for farmers / Homelessness /
Economy damaged / Soil
Erosion / Eco systems
damaged / Health Problems
- Loss of life / Injury /
Property damage / Crop
damaged / Water & Air
pollution / Loss of
wildlife
- Loss of jobs / Loss of income
for farmers / Homelessness /
Economy damaged / Soil
Erosion / Eco systems
damaged / Health Problems
- Prepare / Prevent / Respond
- Prepare
- Have an evacuation plan
- Make sure house is
fireproof - NO combustible
material within 10m of
house
- GIS
- Forecast software -
updates on fires and
safest evacuatons
- Have an evacuation plan
- Prevent
- Remove any
combustible
materials in areas of
high risk
- Controlled burns
- Education
- Smoky Bear
- Posters / Leaflets / TV adverts
- Smoky Bear
- Remove any
combustible
materials in areas of
high risk
- Respond
- Put fires out
- Firefighters
- More fires - due to
climate change
- Longer wildfires periods
- Wider distribution if
whole earth is getting
warmer
- Longer wildfires periods
- Increase cost of damage
if more intense fires
- Increase cost for more firefighters if
there are more frequent & intense fires
- More fires - due to
climate change
- Firefighters
- Put fires out
- Prepare
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