Key question and understandings
- To burn or not to burn, what are the signs?
Fire needs three basic things to occur:
fuel, oxygen and an ignition source. Without one of these elements
a fire is unable to start.
Climate, fire and vegetation are closely
related. Climate plays a key
role in determining what vegetation types are possible at a given
place. Climate also directly
affects how likely it is that vegetation will burn — both in
the long term, and seasonally. Fires are most likely to occur after
a dry period, in hot, windy weather, when humidity is low. These
conditions produce hot, intense fires .
Wind, atmospheric
humidity and temperature are all important weather variables that
affect fire behaviour
The use of permits and fire bans
supports the coordinated management of fire, minimising the risk of
fires escaping and causing damage to life, property and the
environment.
Students could:
- Identify the recommended safe and responsible ways for lighting
campfires
- Use cause and effect diagrams to show the fire risk at
different times of the year.
