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CFA: am I at risk?

Learning objects CFA: am I at risk?

TLF ID M012434

This is an online resource that describes four different areas of habitation and provides a list of points for each area describing what to expect in the event of a bushfire, to assist people to understand their level of risk. The four areas of habitation are: close to or among grass or paddocks, close to or among forest and woodlands, near coastal scrub and where suburbs meet the bush or grasslands. This resource is provided by Country Fire Authority (CFA) Victoria.

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Educational details

Educational value
  • This is a useful resource for year 5 geography, particularly for the content description in Geographical Knowledge and Understanding referring to the impact of bushfires on environments and communities and the need for careful management.
  • This is a useful resource for the Landforms and landscapes unit of study in year 8 geography. It is of particular use for the content description in Geographical Knowledge and Understanding referring to the causes and impacts of landscape hazards such as bushfires.
  • The resource can contribute to students attaining those elements of the achievement standard in year 5 geography that refer to recognising that the environment influences the human characteristics of a place and how places change due to human activity; and in year 8 geography that refer to describing measures used for landscape protection and hazard mitigation.
Year level

5; 6; 7; 8

Topics Environmental hazards Emergency services Environmental management Firefighting Forest fires Fire prevention Conservation (Environment) Earthquakes Volcanic eruptions
Learning area
  • Geography
  • Humanities and Social Sciences

Other details

Contributors
  • Contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority\, State Government of
  • Organization: Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority\, State Government of
  • URL: http://www.bushfireeducation.vic.edu.au
  • Publisher
  • Name: Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority\, State Government of
  • Organization: Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority\, State Government of
  • Description: Publisher
  • URL: http://www.bushfireeducation.vic.edu.au
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
Access profile
  • Unknown
Learning Resource Type
  • Interactive
  • Text
Rights
  • © Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, State Government of Victoria, 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). Material on the Bushfires Education website can be used for non-commercial educational purposes within Australia provided you retain all acknowledgements associated with the material. Material that is owned by other copyright holders, which have associated acknowledgements, can be used in this manner until 1 July 2016.