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 Fire Fighting |
Equipment |
Types of Fires |
Fighting Fires |
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| Fire Fighting |
Equipment |
Types of Fires |
Fighting Fires |
Main Index |
There are many different types of fires, some of them are forest fires, ground fires, crown fires and surface fires.
FOREST FIRES- Forest fires are natural or human caused fires that burn forest vegetation, they are spread by the transfer of heat.
HOW DO BUSHFIRES START- Most bushfires are caused by people, either on purpose or accidently. Some of the most common causes of bushfires are, fires escaping from burning rubbish heaps, burning off that gets out of control and camp fires that are put out properly. Some fires are lit on purpose or by kids playing with matches. Lightning may also start bushfires.
Page updated 12/01/1999
