them or changes in wind behavior might accelerate the spread of the fire. The result of several inquiries into firefighter death in Australian bushfires found that firefighters should stay out of the dead man zone and that they should always keep 250 liters of water in their truck for personal safety. This is now a standard operating procedure in the NSW Rural Fire Service, Country Fire Service and Country Fire Authority in Australia. See also Ash Wednesday bushfires Bushfires in Australia Country Fire Authority (Victoria, Australia) List of disasters in Australia by death toll New South Wales Rural Fire Service (Australia) South Australian Country Fire Service References External links Project Vesta-Bushfire CRC The Dead-Man Zone - a neglected area of firefighter safety Firefighting