WATCHOUT NO.2
DEEP FLAMING-ZONE

INDICATOR EVENTS

OBSERVED EVENT	PRIORITY OF REACTION
Fire flank follows dog-leg around lee-slope	?
Upwind edge of fire locked into break in slope	?
Dense "orange" plume of smoke on upwind corner of fire, at top of a lee slope	?
Fire jetting out of lee-slope eddy away from main fire	?
Intense spotting on fire flank	?
Cloud Forms in convection column	?
Cloud in convection column collapses	?
Flank becomes headfire	?
Two convection columns converge	?
Thunderstorm(s) approach fire	?
Fire whirl (attached to ground)	?

RESULTANT RED FLAG WARNINGS

RED FLAG WARNING	INDICATION LEVEL	SIGNIFICANCE
1) Plume-driven fire	Suggested	A
2) Conditions conducive to plume-driven fire	Mandatory	C
3) Passage of dry slot over fire	Suggested	C
4) Thunderstorm	Suggested	B
5) Wind change	Suggested	B
6) Channelling event	Suggested	B
9) Unusual combustion	Suggested	C
10) Intense spotting	Suggested	B

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This material arises from work carried out by the HighFire Risk Project.

Material prepared by R. McRae September 2009.