Fact sheets
Hotspots has developed a number state-wide fact sheets which offer information on some of the more frequently asked questions that we come across - how does fire behave; what is the relationship between fire and climate change; and what approvals do you need to know if burning on your property?
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Fuel Fact Sheet 1: Fuel Accumulation 2024 [249 KB]
Learn about the importance of fuel, and how it accumulates in different environments.
27th February 2024 -
Fuel Fact Sheet 2: Fire Behaviour 2024 [258 KB]
Learn about the importance of fuel, and how it can affect fire behaviour.
27th February 2024 -
Fact Sheet: The Burning Approval Process 2023 [6332 KB]
This fact sheet provides you with an explanation of what you might need to think about and do before you conduct a burn.
24th October 2023 -
Fact sheet: Managing Land Post-Fire [299 KB]
Learn about the challenges of post-fire land management and strategies to help mitigate them.
23rd November 2020 -
Fact sheet: Protecting Our Hollows [4170 KB]
Learn about the value of hollows and what you can do to help protect them.
7th November 2019 -
Factsheet: Fire and Grazing in the Northern Rivers Region [1255 KB]
A fact sheet of fire and grazing in the Northern Rivers region by Dr Penny Watson. 2006
22nd November 2012 -
Fact Sheet: Fire, vegetation and climate change in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. [370 KB]
This fact sheet is an adaptation of information from 'Vegetation, Fire and Climate Change in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area' a book published in 2010.
14th November 2011