Bushfires

1) Back burn or forward burn 2) Dig a hole & bury yourself 3) Deep running water may save you, but water holes & dams can boil you alive.
TOOLS: 1) Digging implements 2) Means of making fire to back burn 3) A pure wool blanket soaked in water & used as a cloak may help you in certain circumstances but can not be relied upon in a full blown bushfire.
Back burning is used when the wind is blowing towards the fire. You set your own fire to burn towards the main fire, but you must control the burn directly at your feet so it does not come towards you.
A forward burn can be used when the wind is blowing from the main fire towards you. You set a fire to burn away from you, then you can move into the burnt area as it moves away from your position. The following fire is left without any fuel to burn.
Keith.