Bushfires


Introduction

What is a bushfire?

A bushfire is a natural disaster. It is fire burning in some sort of bush - rural, undeveloped, country areas. It commonly occurs in Australia, however it can happen in any location where there's plenty of burnable materials - wood, leaves and trees. A bushfire needs three things to combust
  1. Source of ignition (spark, match, cigarette)
  2. Fuels (bark, paper, leaves, plant oil)
  3. Oxygen (wind)




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