Quiz: How fire-safe are you?

Think you know your fire-season dos and don’ts? Take our quick quiz to find out.

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Question 1

True or false: Gas and electric barbecues can be used on a Total Fire Ban day, but only in specific places, under particular, strict conditions.

True

False

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Question 2

What should you do on a Catastrophic Fire Danger day?

Water the garden and keep watch

Stay home and wait for updates

Leave high-risk areas early, well before a fire starts

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Question 3

What’s the minimum cleared space you need around any BBQ or campfire?

Two metres

Four metres

Ten metres

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Question 4

True or false: Private fireworks are OK if you get council approval.

True

False

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Question 5

If you’re using a grinder outdoors during Fire Danger Season, what must you have nearby?

Nothing – it's fine

Water or an extinguisher and a 10-metre cleared area

A fire blanket

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Question 6

What does the Fire Danger Rating tell you?

The chance of a fire starting

How severe a fire could be if one starts

How many fires are burning right now

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Question 7

What’s the best way to stay informed on the move?

Alert SA app only

CFS website and ABC radio

Alert SA app, CFS website and ABC radio

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Question 8

If you’re planning to travel through a high-risk area on a Catastrophic day, what’s the safest choice?

Wait until late afternoon to leave

Go anyway but keep your phone charged

Postpone or change your plans

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Question 9

True or false: It’s safer to shelter inside a car than inside a building during a bushfire.

True

False

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Question 10

You’re camping in the Adelaide Hills on a High Fire Danger day. What should you do?

Skip the campfire and pack extra snacks

Light a small fire and keep an eye on it

Bring your own fireworks to celebrate

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