How Long You Can Stay in a Fire Bunker?

If you are caught in a bushfire, and you decide to take shelter in a fire bunker, how long you could stay inside a bunker? Usually during a bushfire, the main fire front passes within 10 to 15 minutes. According to some survivors the time they spent in a bunker ranged from 40 minutes to two hours or more. The intensity of the heat varies with the nature of bushfire, cumbustiable materials around and the local geography. Usually most of the reputed the fire bunker manufactures claim that their bunkers are safe for a minimum four hour stay. Still the best is to stay up to the maximum possible time inside a bunker and leave it when it is confirmed that it is safe to enter out of it. This is important for children and pets. Early release of pets may cause burns from hot surface or other burning materials. There may be half burnt falling tree branches while you are escaping out.

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