Hazard reduction for the protection of buildings in bushland areas.

Introduction to problems of protecting buildings in bush fire prone situations; Firebreaks; Main factors affecting the vulnerability of buildings adjoining bushland areas; Methods of recording basic risk and current hazard; Assessment of fuel loading; Methods of estimating the amount of fine fuel on an area; Procedure for measuring or estimating the weight of fine fuel on an area; Specifications for the inner fire protection zone on and near house allottments; General specifications for the outer bush fire protection zone; Information to be considered when studying the vulnerability of houses adjoining bushland; Rates of fine fuel accumulation; Fire behaviour under conditions of extreme fire danger; Fire behaviour under mild conditions; Selecting conditions suitable for hazard reduction burning; Organizing hazard reduction burning; Effects of hazard reduction burning; Circumstances under which the Board may engage in controlled burning operations