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Causes of bushfires - Coggle Diagram
Causes of bushfires
Smoking
Needs specific conditions to start
humidity 22%
Above 27 degrees
only start if the cigarette is at specific angle
loose fuel bed
Miscellaneous
Fire arms
Blasting
Power lines
electric fences
Glass refraction
Equipment
angle grinders
motors
Chainsaws
using them without a permit during a fire ban because of the sparks
railways
dry vegetation
sparks coming off the tracks
breaking failures
Lightning
Positively charged lightning is far more likely to start a fire
Most common ignition source in remote areas
Children
Curiosity
the 2013 NSW fires are tracked down to children
Arson
Caused deliberately
Burning off debris
Regular source