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

Bushfire
You don’t have to live in the bush to be threatened by bushfire,
just close enough to be affected by burning material, embers,




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Planning and preparing for bushfire is essential to your survival
                                                                  The Fire Danger Rating (FDR) is
in a bushfire – people who plan and prepare for bushfires are an assessment of the potential
more likely to survive than those that do not.                    fire behaviour, the difficulty of
                                                                                            suppressing a fire, and the potential
»» Prepare your Bushfire Survival Plan (BSP)                                                impact on the community. It is an
    »»contact your local fire station for a copy or download one at                         early indicator of potential danger,
      www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au.                                                             and should act as your first trigger




                                                                                                                                                   BUSHFIRE
»» Decide NOW if you will prepare to stay or prepare to leave.                              for action. The higher the rating, the
»» Share your Bushfire Survival Plan with your family and                                   greater the need for you to act.
   friends.
»» Practise your Bushfire Survival Plan regularly.

ACT                                                                                          ADVICE
                                                                                             Monitor conditions and review
Take Action to save your life.
                                                          Bushfire Warnings

                                                                                             your Bushfire Survival Plan.
»» Refer to your prepared Bushfire Survival Plan.
                                                                                             WATCH AND ACT
»» If you are going to prepare to leave.                                                     Conditions are changing. Start
    »»Notify your family and friends that you are                                            taking action and follow your
      leaving.
                                                                                             Bushfire Survival Plan.
    »»Tell them where you are going.
»» If you are going to prepare to stay.                                                      EMERGENCY WARNING
    »»Follow the plans you have made in your Bushfire                                        You are in danger. Act on your
      Survival Plan to prepare your home.                                                    Bushfire Survival Plan now.
    »»Notify your family and friends that you are
      staying.
»» Tune in to bushfire warnings via your local radio station, QFES websites and social media.

SURVIVE
Follow your plan (or BSP) to stay alive.                If you have stayed
                                                        »» As the fire passes.
If you have left early                                      »»Stay inside your home until the fire has
»» Don’t return to your home until you are                                    passed.
   advised it is safe to do so.                                        »»Keep hydrated.
»» Remember to look out for dangers as you                             »»Check around your home for possible
   return home including:                                                     embers.
    »»Emergency Crews working around the area.                         »»Check on everyone in your home and make
    »»Animals not behaving normally.                                          sure they are ok.
    »»Trees that may have been weakened by the          »» Once it has passed.
      fire and can fall at any time.                       »»Check around the outside of your house for
    »»Power lines that have come down or may fall.                            spot fires.
    »»Water and other infrastructure that may not                      »»Drink plenty of water.
      be working.                                                      »»Stay at your home until it is safe.
        For more information, visit                     »» Stay tuned in for bushfire warnings and
    www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au or read other                        messages.
     PREPARE.ACT.SURVIVE. resources.
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