SLE216 - Bushfire Management
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Previously coded as: | SQB216 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | SLE103 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 2 x 1 hour online lectures (weeks 1-7 and 10), 1 x 3 hour seminar per trimester (week 9, forum with industry representatives), 1 x 2 hour seminar per trimester (week 11), 4 x 3 hour practical experience (workshop) per trimester. |
Content
This unit focuses on fire behaviour, fire management, the ecological impacts of fire on fauna and flora, and the impact of fire on the community. Topics include fire behaviour in grass and forest, risk assessment, factors affecting loss of lives and assets, community expectations and education, fuel reduction burning, ecological responses of flora and fauna to both planned and unplanned fire, and current policy approaches to fire management planning.
Unit Fee Information
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