Due to the ever increase amount of bushfires in
Australia I though it would be a good time to collate some free resources of
Bushfire protection advise/plans.
These resources are from government websites and I
have attempted to get information for each state.
I hope you find this helpful and it prompts those
of you who don’t have a bushfire/house fire protection and action plan in place
to create one!
Tasmania: Tasmanian
Fire Service (TFS) website.
Home Fire Safety
The advice
in the downloadable booklet is designed to keep you and your family safe. It
contains information such as: Safe cooking, electrical safety, safety
equipment, planning and checklists.
Community
Protection Plans are simple plans for community members that include
information such as: safe place locations (map included), exit routes,
emergency broadcaster’s names and general bushfire information on what to do
before and during a bushfire emergency.
You can
locate your nearest areas plan by clicking here.
This
booklet is designed to guide your through the steps necessary to prepare your
home so it may be defended during a bushfire. It includes information such as:
Fire Danger Ratings, Alert Levels, planning, decision making advice and
examples several checklist and plans.
The Prepare
Act Survive page has some great videos too!
A full
list of TFS publications can be found here.
New South
Wales: Fire and Rescue NSW website
Fire and
Rescue NSW has created a page that you can print, draw your families escape
plan on and display in a central location in your home.
You can
complete and online ‘survey’ to improve your understanding of the fire risks in
your home. You simple answer a few questions to gain a better understanding of
what your personalised checklists should look like.
Click here to start
your audit!
This
booklet is designed to guide your through the steps necessary to prepare your
home so it may be defended during a bushfire. It includes information such as:
Fire Danger Ratings, Alert Levels, planning, decision making advice, common
myths and examples several checklist and plans.
Provides a
basic understanding of the Prepare, Act, and Survive concept/slogan.
A full
list of publications can be found here.
Victoria: CFA
Victoria website.
This
booklet is designed to guide your through the steps necessary to prepare your
family for a bushfire. It includes information such as: Identifying your risks,
leaving options, property preparedness, planning and several checklists.
This is an
online checking tool with some simple ‘yes’ ‘no’ type answers.
Start
yours by clicking here.
For
more information CFA recommends:
·
Attending a local FireReady
Victoria meeting in your area
·
Attending a local Bushfire
Planning Workshop in your area
·
Joining or establishing a neighbourhood Community Fireguard Group
·
Requesting a home
bushfire site visit
·
Red Cross Bushfires Prepare to leave early guide (PDF 1237kb)
For people who will need help to prepare and to leave early when there is high
bushfire risk.
South
Australia: South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service
(SAMFS) website or SA County Fire Service
The advice
in the downloadable booklet is designed to keep you and your family safe. It
contains some basic information.
SAMFS has
an extensive list of fact sheets for home fire safety. You can browse them by
clicking here
or the CFS has a range
here.
This
booklet is designed to guide your through the steps necessary to prepare your
family for a bushfire. It includes information such as: Identifying your risks,
leaving options, property preparedness, planning and several checklists.
The CFS encourages residents
living in bushfire risk areas to form small groups and work together in
preparing and protecting their families and properties from bushfire. These groups
can consist of just a few families living in the same street or area who face a
common bushfire threat.
Western
Australia: Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) website
This provides
a basic understanding of the Prepare, Act, and Survive concept/slogan.
This provides
a more comprehensive look into the Prepare, Act, and Survive concept/slogan
which include fact sheets and checklist.
This is a
comprehensive manual that has been prepared to help you be better informed
about bush fires. It draws together the best advice available on preventing
fires and preparing for them.
Northern
Territory: Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service website
NT Fire
and Rescue has created a page that you can print, draw your families escape
plan on and display in a central location in your home.
Answer the
simply questions to find out and remember what you can do to help keep your
home fire safe.
A full
list of publications can be found here.
The Dept.
of Land and Resource management also provides some useful information called:
“Fire and Your Responsibility” on their website.
Another site that is worth a look is the Australian
Fire and Emergency Services Authorities Council website. And each states SES website which
are linked below:
Stay safe during bushfire season, Remember to
Prepare, Act and Survive!
Hope for the best, Prep for the worst!
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