Natural Hazards- Bush Fire

Social-

• People may lose family members affecting them mentally
• Their house and all of their personal possessions that they have ever owned which could have been destroyed.
• Their community with all of their shops, ovals, school and community places could be lost.
• Their friends may have died affecting their relationships with their friends in the community.
• If they are in heavily populated bushland area and away from the rest of the country isolation for a while would occur.

Environment-

• Exotic animals can become wiped out and may get extinct which would disturb the food chain 
• Exotic flora can get wiped out and may even become extinct 
• Lots of carbon dioxide would be emitted into the air which would poison the oxygen in the and make it harder to breath
• Land covered with dead trees and destroyed fauna could make the land uninhabitable

Economic-

• Farmers crops can be burnt and destroyed therefore loss of income.
• Houses can be burnt down and many people can't afford to rebuild/repair.
• Hard to get to because normally in the bush/ it costs a lot to put out and to get to.
• The farming industry is affected and less food is produced for people therefore food has to be imported costing a lot of money.
• Insurance companies lose a lot of money and it affects the insurance industry.