bush fire
Outback inferno spreads
A bush fire is an uncontrolled fire burning through vegetation in wild or rural areas, especially in Australia where the term is standard.
American English prefers wildfire or brushfire for similar blazes.
Bush fires can devastate vast stretches of land during dry seasons: The bush fire destroyed dozens of homes before firefighters contained it.
Intense burning fire
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- firestormSelf-perpetuating intense blaze
- conflagrationLarge destructive blaze
embers · firebreak · backburn · hotspot · fireline · scorched earth · flammable · combustion
Prolonged water scarcity
- extreme weatherUnusual, dangerous atmospheric events
- heatwaveProlonged abnormally high temperatures
- temperature riseIncrease in heat level
- El NiñoPeriodic Pacific warming event
Murky atmospheric suspension
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- air qualityPollution level measurement
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
visibility · fumes · inhalation · respiratory · coughing · suffocation · mask · toxicity
Removal from danger
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- sirensEmergency vehicle noisemakers
- firefightersEmergency personnel combating blazes
- first respondersPersonnel arriving at emergencies initially
rescue · disaster response · crisis · warning · preparedness · emergency services · survival · evacuees
Assets gone or damaged
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- scorched earthDestroy all useful resources
- charredBurned until black
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
ruins · aftermath · recovery · rebuilding · insurance claim · displaced families · koala · kangaroo
blaze
Intense burning fire
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- firestormSelf-perpetuating intense blaze
conflagration · embers · firebreak · backburn · hotspot · fireline · scorched earth · flammable · combustion · pyrolysis
drought
Prolonged water scarcity
- extreme weatherUnusual, dangerous atmospheric events
- heatwaveProlonged abnormally high temperatures
- temperature riseIncrease in heat level
El Niño · climate change · wind · humidity
haze
Murky atmospheric suspension
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- air qualityPollution level measurement
particulates · visibility · fumes · inhalation · respiratory · coughing · suffocation · mask · toxicity · carbon monoxide
evacuation
Removal from danger
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- sirensEmergency vehicle noisemakers
- firefightersEmergency personnel combating blazes
first responders · rescue · disaster response · crisis · warning · preparedness · emergency services · survival · evacuees · shelter
property loss
Assets gone or damaged
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- scorched earthDestroy all useful resources
- charredBurned until black
devastation · ruins · aftermath · recovery · rebuilding · insurance claim · displaced families · koala · kangaroo · fauna
- savannasavanna, grassland, acacia, African savannah, baobab tree
- Outbackoutback, station, red sand, cattle station, dust storm
- African Safarielephant, elephants, lions, zebras, zebra
- African savannaacacia, acacia tree, baobab, baobab tree, cheetah
bush firecontrolled burn
Intentional fire for land management
prescribed fire · campfire · hearth fire · cooking fire · bonfire
bush firespark
Tiny fiery particle
match flame · ember · candle flame · smolder · small flame
bush, fire, bushes, bushy, bushier, bushiest, bushiness, bushland, bushed