Masonite Rd Bush fire Investigation

Introduction

You are going to look into how the bushfire on Masonite Rd on January 13th, 2018 affected the towns of Tomago, Williamtown and Raymond Terrace.

Task

 The questiosn you need to answer are:

  • Where is the place located?

 

 
  • What are the natural features of the place that made it fire prone? (e.g. vegetation, slope, aspect, weather)

 

  
 
  • What are the human features of the place that contributed to the disaster? (e.g. settlement patterns, roads and services)

 

 
  • What was the impact of the disaster on the vegetation, animals and human features of the area?

 

 
  • What actions did people who live and work in the area take?

 

 
  • What agencies managed the response to the disaster and what was their role?