Stay or Go: An Australian Perspective on Community Response to the Threat of Wildfire

摘要

What should residents do when wildfire threatens? A limited range of options exists, none of which is risk free. Residents can either stay with their property or they can leave. If they stay, they can simply shelter or they can actively defend the property. If residents leave, they can depart at different times in relation to the approaching fire-well before the fire threatens, at some point during the fire's approach, or when the fire's impact is imminent. If they leave, they also have a choice of where they go-to nearby properties, to designated centers at the direction of authorities, or to some other location.