Environmental impact of fire

Fire Science Reviews

Table 5 Example of interaction matrix between environmental factors and effects of the fire

Environmental Factor/ Resource	Existing Quality	Fire Phase
Environmental Factor/ Resource	Existing Quality	Fire Plume Effluents	Fire Department Intervention	Long Term Effects	Resultant Quality
Atmosphere	NA	A	A	O	A
Ground Water	NA	M	M	A	a
Plants and Animals	NA	O	a	O	a
Subsurface	NA	O	O	O	O
Acoustics	NA	O	O	O	O

A adverse impact, M mitigation measure planned, a small adverse impact, O No anticipated impact, NA Environmental Factor not Applicable, SA Significant Adverse Impact, b small beneficial impact, B beneficial impact, SB significant beneficial impact