Bushfire Report

        A Guide to Develop a Bushfire Evacuation Plan



number of different factors that may be used as a ‘trigger’ with the following being a
few suggestions;

    •   You wait until you are told to leave by police or fire authority before you
        evacuate? (Not advisable but sometimes unavoidable)

    •   You evacuate when there is a possibility that a bushfire may impact the
        development within 1 hour, 6 hours, or 12 hours?

    •   There is so much smoke about that it is causing medical problems for
        residents and that they should be taken somewhere less affected by smoke?

Whatever the reason, pre planning is required so that the proper procedures are
implemented. There may be more than one reason for evacuating and therefore
there may be more than one procedure for evacuation.

Make some notes on what the conditions of evacuation may be for your premises.




STEP 4: CONSULTATION WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES
There should be consultation with the local agencies that are involved with bush fire
emergencies and evacuations. This consultation will help to provide advice and aid
with developing a process of the evacuation to allow the co-ordination to be more
effectively implemented. These agencies will help to decide what conditions you may
expect and possibly, where you could take employees and occupants for safe refuge.

You should consult with the following agencies;

          NSW Rural Fire Service
          NSW Fire Brigades
          Police
          Ambulance Service
          Local Emergency Management Officer (Local Government)




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