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'Stay or Go' – Australian approaches to wildfire |
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The 1983 Ash Wednesday Fires destroyed about 2,300 houses and shops and resulted in 83 deaths in the states of Victoria and South Australia. Following the fires, there were several studies that helped establish the relative safety of staying home during fires. The clearest lesson from these fires was that late evacuation is dangerous.
This fire is often credited with laying the evidence base for the policy of staying and actively protecting the home rather than fleeing at the last moment, commonly referred to as "Stay or Go."
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