Introduction
How it occurs?
Bushfires are a natural disaster, which can occur naturally or by human activity. It isn’t rare to hear about bushfires occurring especially in summer when it is hot and dry. If there is enough fuel, oxygen and an ignition source it is likely that a fire will build up as these are the supplies it needs. David Packham is a scientist in the bushfire category. He has come up with a theory based on information from what the aboriginals believed about fires occurring. When a fuel source is provided for a fire and the weather suits the condition a fire is likely to occur. Since there are more fires, there is obviously more fuel in the atmosphere. The diagram below identifies what happens when a bushfire …show more content…
Within the fire watch system there is three ways in which a fire can be detected. The optical sensor system is the first way. This is the part of the system, which is detecting if there is any bushfires. The data is then transferred back to the office where the workers are keeping their eye out for any potential bushfires coming. At the central office the workers are monitoring the system from computers in case a message is sent that there is a bushfire on the way. The fire watch system doesn’t even need to see a blaze to tell there's a fire. The picture below shows the way in which the fire watch system works. The cameras circle a particular area and then send that information back to the computer.
Evaluation
Benefits of current technologies used to manage bushfires
The benefits alongside using firewatch to manage bushfires are that the system detects them earlier than a human could. With people at the office being alerted when there is a bushfire coming allows them to evacuate people earlier. This means people who are in that bush area will be safe. Fire fighters would be able to be prepared and alert so they can keep the bushfire under control. As the graph below shows the numbers have decreased since firewatch has been used. The purpose of making the fire watch system was to be able to alert people earlier when a bushfire either starts or is
How it occurs?
Bushfires are a natural disaster, which can occur naturally or by human activity. It isn’t rare to hear about bushfires occurring especially in summer when it is hot and dry. If there is enough fuel, oxygen and an ignition source it is likely that a fire will build up as these are the supplies it needs. David Packham is a scientist in the bushfire category. He has come up with a theory based on information from what the aboriginals believed about fires occurring. When a fuel source is provided for a fire and the weather suits the condition a fire is likely to occur. Since there are more fires, there is obviously more fuel in the atmosphere. The diagram below identifies what happens when a bushfire …show more content…
Within the fire watch system there is three ways in which a fire can be detected. The optical sensor system is the first way. This is the part of the system, which is detecting if there is any bushfires. The data is then transferred back to the office where the workers are keeping their eye out for any potential bushfires coming. At the central office the workers are monitoring the system from computers in case a message is sent that there is a bushfire on the way. The fire watch system doesn’t even need to see a blaze to tell there's a fire. The picture below shows the way in which the fire watch system works. The cameras circle a particular area and then send that information back to the computer.
Evaluation
Benefits of current technologies used to manage bushfires
The benefits alongside using firewatch to manage bushfires are that the system detects them earlier than a human could. With people at the office being alerted when there is a bushfire coming allows them to evacuate people earlier. This means people who are in that bush area will be safe. Fire fighters would be able to be prepared and alert so they can keep the bushfire under control. As the graph below shows the numbers have decreased since firewatch has been used. The purpose of making the fire watch system was to be able to alert people earlier when a bushfire either starts or is