Responses of society

Some of the responses of society to bushfires:

• Extra staff work at hospitals to compensate for the increase in patient
 
• Avoid living too close to hazardrous bushland, reducing fuel and avoid planting eucalypts close to houses
 
• Large shelters with frequent food supplies are erected for the people who's homes have been destroyed
 
• Ensure houses in fire risk areas have an emergency plan and individuals are educated and aware of risk conditions
 
• Money is donated from all over Australia and sometimes even from overseas
 
• Fire-fighters try to control or eliminate the fire if possible
 
• Animal centres and zoos attend to animals hurt by the bushfire
 
• Charity organisations such as the Salvation Army complete fundraising activities to raise money for bushfire appeals
 
• A lot of Australian owned companies(e.g. banks, oil mining) and schools give proceeds/funds to bushfire relief programs
 
• Volunteers help with bushfire work by building new homes, donating food and clothing, raising funds and working as a fire-fighter
 
• Hazard reduction - clearing or burning-off any dry undergrowth or back-burning during a fire to control its spread
 
• Many groups like the NSW Rural Fire Service and the State Emergency Services (SES) attempt to reduce the impact of bushfires in Australia by offering fire fighting services to community education and catering
 
• Government increase the money allocated for emergency service funding