Attachment 7 - Bushfire Report · MCU18/0015

6.2       Anticipated direction of bushfire attack

The probability of unplanned “wildfire” attack is currently regarded as possible, or even likely. The potential
directions of attack are from the east or north, as indicated in Figure 5.


Bushfire attack comes in a number of forms: direct flame, radiant heat, embers, smoke and wind. Research
shows that over 80% of houses lost to bushfire in Australia can be attributed to ember attack, within 100m of
bushland.




Figure 11. Main Bushfire Attack mechanisms (Image courtesy of Ramsay & Rudolf, 2003)




Report compiled by Bushfire Risk Reducers for Innovative Planning Solutions                 Page 17