DSE Fire Education Resources
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| Effects of Fire on Victorian Bushland Environments - information sheet This information sheet looks at how some of our plants and animals have evolved to survive fire events and the relations ecosystems have with fire.  The Effects of Fire on Victorian Bushland Environments (PDF - 397 Kb) |  |
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| Using Fire to Manage our Parks and Forests - information sheet The use of fire in land management has many applications. This information sheet covers the uses of fire in parks and forests, including fuel reduction burns, flora and fauna management and commercial forest management. Using Fire to Manage our Parks and Forests (PDF - 365 Kb) |  |
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| Fire and Victoria's Parks and Forests - information sheet This information sheet provides an introduction to DSE's responsibilities for managing fire on public land; fire prevention and suppression practices; training; research and environmental care. This brochure also includes information about fire causes. 'Fire and Victoria's parks and forests' brochure (PDF - 378 Kb) |  |
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| Fire and Biodiversity - information sheets These brochures discusses fire frequency, intensity, season and scale of fires that various plant species within ecosystems require and how this information can be used by land managers to plan prescribed burns. Summary version Fire and Biodiversity DL brochure (PDF - 290 Kb)Detailed version Fire and Biodiversity A4 brochure (PDF - 595 Kb) |  |
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