CAUTION: Frogs Crossing Rd is not suitabe for escaping bush fire. It runs north out of and becoomes ! Leave early options: land-locked in steep country by Wyangla dam. The Present mobile phone coverage in Reids Flat is unreliable. (via Tarrants Gap Rd) road then turns south back to Reids Flat Rd. CAUTION: - Darbys Falls 51 km Phone service is likely non-existent, and at best marginal. The Tarrants Gap Rd out of Reids Flat to the north is unsealed, - 74 km REIDS FLAT narrow, rutted, is not regularly maintained, and can require 4WD. The road goes through steep hills, and some sections are lined with trees. It requires a slow travel speed. In a fire the potential for smoke and What is Your Bush Fire Threat? embers to reduce visibility, the possibility of fallen trees, and on- Flame Impact

T coming vehicles (eg fire trucks) makes this road unsuitable as a safe A You and your property are likely to be directly impacted by flame, R R deadly levels of radiant heat, significant embers and smoke from a route away from bush fire in most circumstances. A N bush fire. The risk of death and property destruction from bush fire T S is greatest in this area. Leaving early is your safest option. G A P

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Be Aware Embers can cause fires kilometres from the main fire and can impact on houses up to one hour before the fire arrives and several hours after ther fire has passed. It only takes one ember to ignite your house and property. Ensure that you and your property are well prepared and monitor your property carefully during a bush fire.

NOTE: Impact areas have been prepared at a community level and are based on an Extreme Fire Danger Rating. Information provided on this map is not to be used for building / planning purposes.

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N R N O A T Leave Early Options: I R B O - Darbys Falls 54 km AK S TREE - Boorowa 65 km T Your nearest NSP is located at: T Bigga, Golf Course, Bigga - Cowra 77 km E E A Boorowa Recreation Park, Market St, Boorowa R LBE T R T ST S RE Darbys Falls Recreation Park, Darbys Falls Rd T ET H E

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CAUTION: The road to Bigga goes through steep hills.

T It is a gravel road, it is not regularly A Stay informed about local fire conditions. Y L maintained, and requires slow travel speeds. O Check the NSW RFS website or listen to the local R In a fire the possibility of smoke and embers S emergency radio broadcaster for information on the Fire

F Danger Rating and Bushfire Alert Level. L will reduce visibility. This road is not A T R recommended for escaping bush fire. R E O ID A S D F L A T R Leave Early Options: O AD - Bigga 47 km - 72 km

The needle indicates the Fire Danger Rating. The Three Bush Fire Alert Levels.

KEEP YOURSELF INFORMED Emergency Local Broadcaster ABC Murrumbidgee: 100.5 FM Leave Early Options: ABC Central West: 549 AM - Rugby 25 km Commercial Radio Star FM: 99.7 FM - Boorowa 47 km LiveTraffic NSW: 132 701 - Crookwell 71 km www.areanews.com.au www.facebook.com/nswrfs www.twitter/nswrfs

© Land and Property Information 2015 PRODUCTION INFORMATION Base Data: LPMA Casastre and Topo Database Map Projection: GCS GDA 1994

Print Date / Time: 04/05/2017; 1400 hrs 0 0.5 1 Produced by: RFS, PES-South, A Nicholls BFMC Approval: 02/05/2017, Km

WARNING INFORMATION Have you prepared your Bush Fire Survival Plan? Download a copy of the Bush Fire Survival Plan from www.rfs.nsw.gov.au