Battling ferocious flames: Bushfires in the media

Australian Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-52

  Cohen, Erez ^a   Hughes, Peter ^b   White, Peter B ^b  

^a BUSHFIRE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 70349910154     PISSN: 13241540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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