Agius Claudia, Shibata Masaki
Asian Studies, School of Social Science, the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
School of Languages, Literature, Cultures, and Linguistics, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Health Promot J Austr. 2025 Oct;36(4):e70064. doi: 10.1002/hpja.70064.
With extreme weather events expected to increase due to climate change, it is essential to understand bushfire preparedness among young adults in Australia, who often risk their safety by driving through bushfire-risk areas when travelling in summer. The current study investigates the knowledge of bushfire risk management and preparedness among university students in Australia.
One hundred and forty-eight university students participated in an online survey with closed questions. The data was analysed in SPSS by conducting a descriptive analysis and χ test between those who have and those who do not have experience with bushfire evacuations.
Over half of respondents who currently live or have lived in a bushfire risk area do not have a written bushfire response plan. Although most respondents reported that they had previously learned about the risk of bushfires in Australia, less than 20% knew the Australian emergency contact number, triple 0 for bushfires. A majority of those who experienced an evacuation fully understood the fire severity scale sign, but only half of those who had not experienced an evacuation fully understood the sign. SO WHAT?: Relevant authorities and Australian universities could consider these findings and provide university students with appropriate information to prepare them for future bushfires.
由于气候变化，极端天气事件预计会增加，因此了解澳大利亚年轻人的丛林火灾防范情况至关重要，这些年轻人在夏季旅行时经常驾车穿越丛林火灾风险区域，从而危及自身安全。本研究调查了澳大利亚大学生对丛林火灾风险管理和防范的了解情况。
148名大学生参与了一项包含封闭式问题的在线调查。通过在SPSS中进行描述性分析以及对有丛林火灾疏散经验和没有丛林火灾疏散经验的学生进行χ检验来分析数据。
目前居住或曾经居住在丛林火灾风险区域的受访者中，超过一半没有书面的丛林火灾应对计划。尽管大多数受访者表示他们之前了解过澳大利亚丛林火灾的风险，但不到20%的人知道澳大利亚的紧急联系电话——丛林火灾报警电话000。大多数经历过疏散的人完全理解火灾严重程度等级标志，但只有一半没有经历过疏散的人完全理解该标志。 所以呢？相关当局和澳大利亚各大学可以考虑这些研究结果，并向大学生提供适当信息，使他们为未来的丛林火灾做好准备。
