11. Appendix G - Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan.pdf

Step 4 - Tune Into Warnings
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  tune into warnings
Tune in:
»» To your local radio and TV station to listen




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   - LIST
                                                                - LOG ON -
   for warnings and weather updates and local                                                   10°S




                                                                                                15°S
                                                                                                       135°E




                                                                                                               !
                                                                                                                   ! Elcho Island




                                                                                                                           !
                                                                                                                                    ! Cape Wessel




                                                                                                                                    !




                                                                                                                           ! Alyangula
                                                                                                                        Groote Eylandt
                                                                                                                    ! Numbulwar


                                                                                                                   Port Roper




                                                                                                                                !
                                                                                                                                        Nhulunbuy




                                                                                                                               Cape Shield




                                                                                                                                    Port McArthur
                                                                                                                                                   GULF OF
                                                                                                                                                               140°E




                                                                                                                                               C A R P E N TA R I A
                                                                                                                                                                                     !
                                                                                                                                                                                              !
                                                                                                                                                                                                   ! Thursday Is




                                                                                                                                                                                                  Mapoon


                                                                                                                                                                                              ! Weipa


                                                                                                                                                                                             ! Aurukun



                                                                                                                                                                                         Cape Keerweer




                                                                                                                                                                                         !    Pormpuraaw

                                                                                                                                                                                             ! Kowanyama
                                                                                                                                                                                                           ! Orford Ness




                                                                                                                                                                                                               ! Cape Grenville




                                                                                                                                                                                                                !   Lockhart River




                                                                                                                                                                                                               ! Coen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  145°E




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ! Cape Melville




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           !   Cape Flattery

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ! Cooktown




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ! Cape Tribulation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             150°E




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            CORAL SEA




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ! Willis Is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   155°E                                                     160°E


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     10°S




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     15°S




   community safety announcements.
                                                                                                                                                                                   ! Gilbert River Mouth
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               !   Port Douglas                       ! Holmes Reef




                                                                                                               5
                                                                                                                                                           ! Mornington Is                                                                             ! Green Is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Mareeba          ! Cairns
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            !
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ! Chillagoe




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   EN OUT -
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ! Atherton
                                                                                                                                                                             !   Karumba                                                               !   Innisfail
                                                                                                                                                                                 ! Normanton
                                                                                                                                                               ! Burketown                                                                                                                   ! Flinders Reef
                                                                                                                                                        ! Doomadgee

                                                                                                                                                                                                   ! Croydon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ! Georgetown                       !   Cardwell
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ! Lucinda
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           !
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Ingham

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ! Townsville
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            !   Ayr
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Bowen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ! Charters Towers         !          ! Hayman Is
                                                                                                20°S                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 20°S
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ! Proserpine

                                                                                                                                                              ! Mount Isa

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ! Mackay
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ! Sarina



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ! Moranbah
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             St Lawrence
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            !        ! Shoalwater Bay


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ! Clermont

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              !
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Yeppoon

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ! Longreach                                                                                  ! Rockhampton
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ! Heron Is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         !   Emerald
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ! Gladstone
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ! Town of 1770
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          !   Biloela
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ! Sandy Cape
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    !   Monto         ! Bundaberg
                                                                                                25°S                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 25°S
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ! Hervey Bay
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ! Gayndah
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          !   Maryborough
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               0   0.5   1 Decimal Degrees
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ! Double Is Pt




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ! Gympie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ! Charleville                                                                                       ! Tewantin




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           0.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ! Roma                                     ! Kingaroy


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     !!Cape Moreton




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           1 Decimal Degrees
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ! Dalby
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Point Lookout
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Toowoomba !                     !
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ! Brisbane
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Ipswich
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ! Southport
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               !   St George
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Warwick          ! Coolangatta

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ! Goondiwindi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        0   50    100           200              300        400                                                                   !! Stanthorpe        ! Cape Byron
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Kilometres (Approximate)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ! Ballina



                                                                                                       135°E                                                   140°E                                                              145°E                                                                      150°E                                                                 155°E                                                     160°E




Log on:
»» To the Bureau of Meteorology (www.bom.gov.au)
   for weather warnings.
»» To www.qld.gov.au/alerts for information on current
   disasters.                                                                                   - an d ACT -
»» To your council website (www.lgaq.asn.au) for:
    »»local information on the emergency
    »»information on evacuation centres and evacuation routes
    »»information on assistance after a disaster event.
Listen out:
»» For the Standard Emergency Warning Signal (SEWS) - the siren sound used at the beginning
   of serious warnings on radio and
   television. Pay careful attention to the
                                            When warnings are issued you may be directed to:
   message that follows SEWS and act
   immediately on the advice given.         »» finalise preparations and secure items around your home
»» For Emergency Alert voice messages       »» activate your Emergency Plan and shelter in place, or
   to your landline and text messages to »» evacuate to your predetermined safer location.
   your mobile telephone.
»» For sirens and loud-hailer
   announcements that Emergency Services may use.
»» For Emergency Services personnel who may door-knock your local area to pass on warnings.
Act:
»» Act quickly on the advice provided.
»» Ensure all householders are aware of the warning and advice provided.
»» Check on neighbours and friends who may need special assistance.
»» Activate your Emergency Plan and locate your Emergency Kit.
»» Activate your evacuation arrangements if required.




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