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Trees alight in an intense bushfire.
Bushfires are one of the most damaging natural disasters in southern Australia.

Protecting your home from bushfire

Reference: 06/06
In this interview, Mr Justin Leonard discusses ways you can prepare your home against bushfires. (7:44)

Bushfires are a common threat to many parts of the world, including Australia.

The devastation wreaked by bushfires on Australian homes and landscapes is an all too familiar scenario. Yet, why do we often see one house burn, whilst an apparently similar house on an adjacent block can endure?

Mr Justin Leonard explains in this interview how home-owners can better prepare their homes for the bushfire season.

Read about the Landscape and building design for bushfire areas (Book).

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