@proceedings {BF-3756,
	title = {When residents come under imminent wildfire threat, what aspects of decision making distinguish those who stay and defend their home from those who leave?},
	year = {2012},
	pages = {87-89},
	publisher = {IAWF},
	abstract = {bushfires (wildfires) occurring on days of extreme fire danger following long periods of low rainfall (Haynes et al 2008). A review of fatalities in disaster-level bushfires suggested that: (1) most deaths occurred when residents fled at the last minute and resulted from either vehicle crash or radiant heat; and (2) many who died in or near houses were elderly or otherwise impaired (Handmer \& Tibbits, 2005). In its 2005 Position Statement the Australasian Fire Authorities Council concluded that: {\textquotedblleft}By extinguishing small ignitions, people of adequate mental, emotional, and physical fitness, equipped with appropriate skills and basic resources can save a building that would otherwise be lost to fire{\textquotedblright} (p 6). These considerations led to a general Australian fire agency community safety policy message to residents at-risk of bushfires to: {\textquoteleft}prepare, stay and defend or leave early{\textquoteright} (Tibbits et al. 2008).},
	url = {http://www.iawfonline.org/pdf/3rd\%20Human\%20Dimensions\%20Conference\%20Proceedings\%20-\%20FINAL.pdf},
	author = {Jim McLennan and Elliott, Glenn and Omodei, Mary}
}
