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Research examines bushfire risk to New South Wales homes
94%
Homes destroyed in New South Wales during the 2019–20 bushfires were located less than 100 metres from flammable vegetation.
Research found that 94% of homes destroyed in New South Wales during the 2019–20 Black Summer bushfires were within 100 metres of flammable vegetation. It warned that homes farther away may burn during extreme or catastrophic fire conditions.
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- 94%
Homes destroyed in New South Wales during the 2019–20 bushfires were located less than 100 metres from flammable vegetation.
“94% were less than 100 metres away from flammable vegetation such as trees.”
- 2,475homes
Homes lost in New South Wales during the 2019–20 bushfires
“Of the 2,475 homes lost in NSW”
The research found that homes farther than 100 metres from vegetation burned when fire danger ratings reached extreme or catastrophic conditions.
“When the fire danger ratings ... reached extreme or catastrophic conditions, “houses further away [than 100 metres] were burning,””