PERCEPTIONS OF FIRE DICTATING MANAGEMENT APPROACHES
PERCEPTIONS
Fire is a controversial and emotional issue throughout the world. Perceptions often centre on Fire as a Disaster with loss of life, property and the environment. For decades this has led to prevention and suppression management approaches. These intensive, costly and hazardous tactics often result in fires occurring in times of climatic extremes, when severe conditions render suppression ineffective. Such fires reach disastrous proportions.
EVERY FIRE IS DIFFERENT
Fire is as diverse as the complex and dynamic factors that influence its behaviour, frequency and distribution. Every Fire is Different and has a different effect on the environment, land use and people.
Effective fire management needs to maximise the positive, and minimise the negative, effects of fire through balancing the diversity of fire.
