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Bushfires involve all of the spatial dimensions, in that they can move in all directions, including vertically. Firefighters must be ready and have a plan of escape at all times.

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Where does a bushfire never occur in Australia?

Bushfires can occur virtually anywhere in Australia. As well as bushland, woodlands and forests such as pine plantations, bushfires can occur in grasslands, alpine areas, scrubby deserts and even within bushland refuges in the city. The only place they cannot occur is in the sandy desert or gibber desert.


What effect did the bushfires have on Victoria?

There have been several instances of massive bushfires in Victoria. Most Victorian bushfires occur in the Dandenong Ranges which lie to the north and northwest of Melbourne, but they have also been known to occur in western Victoria and near regional centres such as Bendigo. In the devastating 'Black Saturday' bushfires in 2009, various towns affected included (among others) Beechworth, Kinglake, Marysville, Narbethong, Murrindindi, Horsham (western Victoria) and Bendigo.


Why are bushfires only occurring in warm places not cold?

Bushfires are more common in warm places because the heat and dry conditions make it easier for fires to ignite and spread. In colder places, such as polar regions, there is less vegetation, moisture levels are higher, and temperatures are lower, making it less conducive for bushfires to occur.


How frequently does a bushfire occur?

Bushfires are common in Australia. They can occur with equal force in grasslands and in bushland. They tend to occur more in the southern states, where summers are hot and dry, but they are also common up the coast of New South Wales, and in limited regions of Queensland, such as the area around Rockhampton.


Do bushfires occur in a seasonal or clinical pattern in Australia?

Bushfires, in varying degrees of severity, occur almost daily in different localities during the warmer months, beginning around late August in parts of Queensland. They reach their peak during mid-summer, with perhaps hundreds occurring through Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia on a daily basis. Many of these are small spot-fires which are easily extinguished. Major flare-ups occur less often.

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Where did the bushfire occur?

There have been several instances of massive bushfires in Victoria. Most Victorian bushfires occur in the Dandenong Ranges which lie to the north and northwest of Melbourne, but they have also been known to occur in western Victoria and near regional centres such as Bendigo. In the devastating 'Black Saturday' bushfires in 2009, various towns affected included (among others) Beechworth, Kinglake, Marysville, Narbethong, Murrindindi, Horsham (western Victoria) and Bendigo.


What does bushfires look like when they occur?

it was orange


Why do bushfires often occur in times of drought?

hot, hit


Where do bushfires occur in Queensland?

Bushfires can occur anywhere in Queensland. Severe bushfires are most common around the Queensland Central Coast, particularly in the Rockhampton region, heading west to Mount Morgan. However, smaller bushfires are also common anywhere along the eastern seaboard where the Great Dividing Range is covered with dense bushland.


Where does a bushfire never occur in Australia?

Bushfires can occur virtually anywhere in Australia. As well as bushland, woodlands and forests such as pine plantations, bushfires can occur in grasslands, alpine areas, scrubby deserts and even within bushland refuges in the city. The only place they cannot occur is in the sandy desert or gibber desert.


What natural disasters could possibly occur in Alice springs?

Sandstorms, Drought, Bushfires and Cyclones.


Where in the world are bushfires most likely to occur?

daily mainly arson and lightning strike fires


When did the Victorian floods occur?

it occurred in January 2011


When did the Ash Wednesday bushfires occur?

The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia started on 16 February 1983 which was, ironically, "Ash Wednesday" in the Christian calendar. That is why the fires are so named.The bushfires lasted for two days.


Were there any natural disasters in Victoria?

Yes. Victoria's most common natural disasters have been bushfires. Bushfires occur regularly through the hot, dry summer months in Victoria, but three notable bushfires have been:'Black Friday' bushfires: 13 January 1939 - a firestorm swept across southern Victoria, killing 71.'Ash Wednesday' bushfires, 16 February 1983 - 47 killed in Victoria, and another 28 in South Australia'Black Saturday' bushfires, February-March 2009 - 173 killed.


What effect did the bushfires have on Victoria?

There have been several instances of massive bushfires in Victoria. Most Victorian bushfires occur in the Dandenong Ranges which lie to the north and northwest of Melbourne, but they have also been known to occur in western Victoria and near regional centres such as Bendigo. In the devastating 'Black Saturday' bushfires in 2009, various towns affected included (among others) Beechworth, Kinglake, Marysville, Narbethong, Murrindindi, Horsham (western Victoria) and Bendigo.


Why are bushfires only occurring in warm places not cold?

Bushfires are more common in warm places because the heat and dry conditions make it easier for fires to ignite and spread. In colder places, such as polar regions, there is less vegetation, moisture levels are higher, and temperatures are lower, making it less conducive for bushfires to occur.