Black Saturday

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  • Created on: 31-12-20 12:16
What year did the Black Saturday fires occur?
2009
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What country did it take place in?
Australia, there was 400 fires recorded around Victoria, in extreme bushfire conditions. The bushfires affected 78 towns in Victoria;
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What caused the fires?
Arson, machinery, lightning and fallen power lines were confirmed causes of the fires
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What were the conditions like?
- Background temperatures reached 46 degrees Celsius
- Winds reaching 100 km/hr
- Intense heat wave
- Nearly 2 months of little to no rain
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What were the statistics of the fire?
- The average speed of the flames was 12km/h, but in some cases they traveled 600m/30sec.
- The heat of the fires was capable of killing people 400m away.
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What were the environmental impacts?
- A huge amount of flora and fauna was lost
- It was estimated that over 1 million animals died and others were severely burnt
- Ash and other material infected the catchment areas effecting major dams
- It increased co2 levels
- Some plants benefited fr
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What were the social impacts?
- 173 people were killed
- 414 people were injured
-7562 were displaced or evacuated
- 2100 homes were destroyed
- Many people were left with life heath problems and some traumatised
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What were the economic impacts?
- 1400 structures were destroyed
- 6200 hectares of grazing postures and 3200 tonnes of hay and silage were lost
- The insurance council reported that s of August 2010, $1.2 billion had been made in insurance claims
- Total damage was $4.4 billion (not i
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What were the short-term responses?
- More that 4000 fire-fighters from the country fire authority
- 74 fire-fighters from agencies in the USA
- Food and water was provided for people who were displaced
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What were the long-term responses?
- Red Cross raised $315 million
- Salvation Army raised $17.5
- BP donated $635,000 and provided free food and drink to emergency workers
- The federal government announced a $10 million package of emergency assistance
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