Black Saturday CS

Question 1

location

Answer 1

fires burned within a 80km radius of Melbourne in south-eastern state of Victoria.

Question 2

date

Answer 2

January - feb 2009

Question 3

date of black saturday

Answer 3

7 febuary 2009

Question 4

how many fires were there on the black saturday?

Answer 4

400, 9 major ones

Question 5

how did the populations preparedness and resources help their response?

Answer 5

medc = funds to make more effective and advances mitigation strategies.
- they were used to fires = adapted and did not suffer from fatalism.

Question 6

causes

Answer 6

power lines, lightning, arson

Question 7

climate and weather conditions

Answer 7

• high oxygen,
• record high temperatures and drought.
• gale force winds of hot dry air.
• sleep slopes

Question 8

deaths

Answer 8

173

Question 9

homes destroyed

Answer 9

2300

Question 10

how many national parks affected?

Answer 10

70

Question 11

how many acres of land burnt?

Answer 11

1.1 million

Question 12

how many people left homeless

Answer 12

8000

Question 13

total cost of damage

Answer 13

4.4 billion

Question 14

how many species of endangered animals did the fires threaten?

Answer 14

40+

Question 15

what were some ST responses

Answer 15

community donations
helicopters - drop water and chemicals
4000 firefighters + more from other countries.

Question 16

long term responses

Answer 16

restore ecosystem projects

course at Melbourne University about fire behaviour, people received compensation from government.