Bushfire!
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The news of the distastrous bushfires in Victoria comes as a timely reminder for us of the threat of fire in our community.
The CMIS Disasters Theme page has a section on Bushfires with many links to useful and relevant websites. |
2006/344 – 12/10 at 03 :45 UTC Fires and smoke in southeast Australia Satellite: Terra © Image courtesy of MODIS Rapid Response Project at NASA/GSFC |
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Prepare for bushfire - is available from FESA in DVD or PDF formats and gives advice on how to deal with Bushfire. FESA also has school resources available plus guest speakers for your school.
The Australian Government Emergency Management for schools website has excellent information available in the Get the Facts section and there is a simulation learning object called Dingo Creek where students can apply their knowledge.
For an interesting excursion K-2 students can attend King’s Park for the Tawny and the Great King’s Park Fire experience.
The CMIS Resource Bank has many Bushfire resources for use in the classroom
