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December 2011
This plan sets out the things you should do to survive a bushfire.
Use it to update your personal Bushfire Survival Plan and be bushfire-ready this summer.
PREPARE. ACT. SURVIVE.
NEARBY SAFER PLACES Most of Tasmania is bushfire-prone, so every summer you need to be bushfire-ready.
A nearby safer place is somewhere close IMPORTANT REMINDERS: by you should be able to reach quickly and safely, and that gives shelter from TFS may not be able to protect you during some bushfires. radiant heat. Know what to do and where to go if threatened by bushfire.
However, using nearby safer places is You may be on your own – power and phone services may be cut! not without risk. Therefore they are a last resort, not your only option. PREPARE - before the fire
Nearby safer places may include town 1. Prepare your home for bushfire - use the TFS Bushfire: Prepare to Survive booklet. centres, ground level water e.g. rivers, in- Even if you plan to leave if a bushfire threatens, preparing your home gives you ground pools, dams; large open areas e.g. another shelter option, and firefighters a better chance to save it. beaches, ploughed or green fields, golf 2. Decide what you will do and write down your plan. Will you leave, or will you stay courses, recreation grounds and and defend your home? Decide now, and fill out your Bushfire Survival Plan. community parks with very short grass; 3. If you can, talk with your neighbours about their plans so you are better prepared. and approved bushfire bunkers. 4. Review your insurance policy. Are your home & contents covered for bushfire?
Tasmania Fire Service has identified ACT – when fires are likely, or burning nearby some in this area (see below). 1. Keep informed. Check the weather forecast and the fire danger rating daily. Listen to You should include others, close to ABC Local Radio, monitor the TFS website and watch for smoke and fires. If where you live, in your personal bushfires are in your area, don’t wait for an official warning. Bushfire Survival Plan. 2. Put your bushfire survival plan into action: If you cannot identify and reach The safest option for all bushfires is to leave early, before a bushfire nearby safer places during a bushfire, threatens you and your home. your personal Bushfire Survival Plan - Consider leaving bushfire-prone areas immediately if ‘severe’, ‘extreme’ or should be based on leaving early. ‘catastrophic’ fire danger conditions are forecast for the following day. Never travel through fire to reach a - But leaving the day before because of a bad fire danger forecast isn’t nearby safer place. always practical. So if waiting until a bushfire breaks out in your district, leave well before roads are cut by fire, fallen trees or power-lines. TFS Options: - Be prepared to stay away for several days. Head away from any fires; 1. Southern Outlet Overpass, towards a town centre is often best. Southern Outlet (Grid F6 & B5) A safe option for some bushfires: For less intense bushfires, you may stay and 2. Olinda Grove Sports Field, 133 defend your home if: Olinda Grove Rd (Grid G5 & C4) - you have prepared it for bushfires, with fire-fighting equipment and plenty of 3. Mt Nelson Oval, 533 Nelson Rd water; and (Grid H9 & D2). - you are fit and emotionally prepared (it is best to evacuate children and other dependents early to a safe place). An unsafe option is to ‘wait and see’, then flee at the last minute. Include nearby safer places in your - If you don’t have a plan, leave immediately. But if a bushfire catches you by Bushfire Survival Plan . surprise and it’s unsafe to stay at home but too late to leave the area, go to a nearby safer place and wait for the fire front to pass though. SURVIVE – after the fire 1. Make sure everyone’s safe, check on your neighbours if you can. 2. Tune in to the Information Sources (listed on the map overleaf). 3. If at home, put out any embers and spot-fires threatening your home.
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