- Title:
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Analysis of Fire Causes on or Threatening Public Land in Victoria 1976 to 1996
- Date:
- October 1997
- Organisations
- DSE
- Authors:
- Chris Davies
- Location:
- Australia, VIC, Australia
Overview
This report analyses twenty years of fire cause data, taken from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment’s FIRES (Fire Information Resources and Equipment System) database. This database lists fires that the Department attended which were on or threatening public land in Victoria. The period covered spans the fire seasons from 1976/77 to 1995/96. The report identifies which fire causes were responsible for the greatest number of fires and the largest areas burnt. Patterns in the percentage distribution of total number of fires and total area burnt by each fires cause over the twenty-year period are also highlighted.The report is intended to describe major trends at the State and Fire Region level. There is little discussion regarding the underlying reasons for changes in fire cause patterns. This is a conscious decision, as it is felt that local personnel will have the greatest knowledge regarding the fire cause history of their particular area. The information contained within this report is however useful, in that it allows for a Fire Region to identify and target fire causes which are consistently causing large or numerous fires in their local area.
