The Complete Bushfire Safety Book
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368 pages
Publisher:
Random House Australia
2000
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Description
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Description
The complete, comprehensive, unequalled guide to bushfire safety in Australia will help you prepare for and understand the threat of bushfires. Essential reading for all rural dwellers.
Contents
Background to bushfires
Bushfire cycles
Bushfire behaviour
Insight into bushfire tragedy
How bushfire attacks houses
Choosing a safe site
A safe property layout
Design to keep bushfire out of buildings
Facilities for bushfire defence
Planting for bushfire protection
How to prepare for bushfire season
The decision - evacuate or stay?
Travelling in the bushfire season
What to do when bushfire threatens
After a bushfire
Emergency checklists
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