- Title:
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Thuringowa Bushfire Case Study: Technical report
- Date:
- October 2006
- Organisations
- BCRC
- Authors:
- Sally Bushnell, Alison Cottrell, Margaret Spillman and David Lowe
- Location:
- Australia, Australia
Overview
Self-completion mail surveys were used to collect information from residents in the Thuringowa Rural Fire Brigade Group area on a range of social variables relating to bushfire. Variables included: demographics and property/lifestyle factors; hazard experience; knowledge of local fire services, bushfire and controlled burning; perception of local hazard risks; participation in bushfire preparation activities; preferences for bushfire information; views on responsibility for bushfire-related activities; views on service providers and services provided; views on local community and risk; and involvement in community organisations. This information should give fire service providers in peri-urban and rural areas of Thuringowa, a better understanding of fire issues in the community; and it will contribute to the
development of a framework that will provide the means for fire service providers around Australia to better understand fire issues in their communities.
