- Author
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Tolhurst, K. G.
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Howlett, K. A.
- Title
- House Ignition Likelihood Index: An Hazard Assessment Method for Land Managers in the Wildland-Urban Interface.
- Coporate
- Melbourne Univ., Creswick VIC, Australia
- Book or Conf
- Urban and Rural Communities living in Fire Prone Environments: Managing the Future of Global Problems. Wildland Fire Conference, 3rd International. Proceedings. October 3-6, 2003,
Sydney, Australia,
1-11 p.,
2003
- Keywords
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ignition
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hazard assessment
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wildland urban interface
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home fires
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bush fires
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heating
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wildland fires
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plumes
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damage
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high temperature gases
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radiant heating
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classifications
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risks
- Identifiers
- embers; direct flame contact, radiation and convective heating; House Ignition Liklihood Index; ignition processes; "design fire danger" situation; classification of ember attack index into classes of ignition risk; classification of the house ignition liklihood index into an ignition likelihood rating; distance between areas with bark hazards of different levels