Bushfire Report

        A Guide to Develop a Bushfire Evacuation Plan




PREPARING A BUSHFIRE EVACUATION PLAN

This guide has been developed to assist those preparing a Bushfire Evacuation Plan.
As you start to prepare a Bushfire Evacuation Plan, you should take the time to
determine what are the issues that are relevant to your specific premises. Whether
the premise is large or small, a health care facility or tourists resort, there are a
number of questions that you should think about.

The guide is a Step by Step approach and requires a number of issues to be
addressed. As you complete each step, notes can be recorded within the guide
similar to a workbook so that the information can be readily obtained and referred to.

To fulfil the requirements of the guide, 12 Steps need to be completed before the
finalisation of any Bushfire Evacuation Plan. These 12 Step are;



              Step 1: Introduction
              Step 2: Background Information on Premises
              Step 3: Roles & Responsibilities
              Step 4: Consultation with emergency Services
              Step 5: Safe Refuge
              Step 6: Transportation
              Step 7: Identifying ‘Designated Assembly Points’
              Step 8: Work out a way to account for all persons
              Step 9: Who do you need to contact?
              Step 10: Do you need security after Evacuation?
              Step 11: Site plans
              Step 12: Determine Statement of Action in event of a bushfire

An example of a Bushfire Evacuation Plan is provided within Appendix 6 and should
be used when preparing a draft plan before any formalising.




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