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Results - Forest FDI fuel types<br />

Probability <strong>Factors</strong> <strong><strong>in</strong>fluenc<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>success</strong> <strong><strong>in</strong>itial</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong><strong>in</strong>itial</strong> <strong>attack</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>success</strong> <strong>bushfires</strong> <strong>in</strong> with Australia w<strong>in</strong>d us<strong>in</strong>g aircraft speed and<br />

near surface fuel hazard rat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Probability <strong>of</strong> IA Success<br />

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0<br />

Near Surface<br />

Fuel Hazard Rat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Low<br />

Moderate<br />

High<br />

Very High<br />

Extreme<br />

First ground and aerial suppression 1 hour after detection, fire area at IA 2 ha<br />

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70<br />

W<strong>in</strong>d Speed (km/h)<br />

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