Appendix F Bushfire Management Plan

     ŽŽ on window ledges and door sills
     ŽŽ in roof lines and gutters
                                                            Preparing your Bushfire
     ŽŽ garden beds and mulch                               Relocation Kit
     ŽŽ wood heaps
     ŽŽ outdoor furniture                                   It is equally important to have a relocation kit if your
     ŽŽ sheds and carports                                  choice is to leave early. This kit will ensure you and your
                                                            family have important items and equipment required
ƒƒ   Continue to drink lots of water.
                                                            to relocate for the time needed. For a comprehensive
ƒƒ   Stay at your property until the surrounding            list of items and equipment needed in a Bushfire
     area is clear of fire.                                 Relocation Kit see page 15.

ƒƒ   Monitor media outlets – radio, TV,
     mobile phone and internet.
                                                            Making a contingency plan
      You need to be both mentally                          No matter whether your decision is to leave early,
                                                            well before a bush fire threatens or to stay you should
        and physically prepared                             still have a contingency plan as part of your Bushfire
           to carry out your                                Survival Plan. There are many scenarios to consider,
                                                            such as what you will do if a rapid onset fire starts
         Bushfire Survival Plan                             in your local area making roads impassable or travel
                                                            particularly dangerous. You should have other options
                                                            if road travel is not safe.
There may be other actions to include, depending on
your individual property and the level of bushfire risk     ƒƒ   Is your house well prepared?
you are exposed to.                                         ƒƒ   Can it provide you with protection from
                                                                 radiant heat?
Include the whole family in creating your Bushfire
Survival Plan. You and your family should be aware of       ƒƒ   Have you identified a safer location such
the actions you will take at the various FDR levels and          as an NSP?
it is important to ensure this is incorporated into your
Bushfire Survival Plan. The FDR for your area can be
found on roadside signs and by visiting www.ruralfire.
qld.gov.au and following the FDR link.                            Sheltering in a well-prepared
It is important that your Bushfire Survival Plan does not           property is far safer than
rely solely on receiving an alert.                                  being out in the open or
Once you have completed your Bushfire Survival Plan,                       in a vehicle
practise it regularly to ensure everyone involved knows
exactly what to do in the event of a fire.

                                                            Preparing your property
Preparing your Bushfire                                     An unprepared property is not only at risk itself,
                                                            but may also present an increased danger for your
Survival Kit                                                neighbours and their homes.

It is essential that you have a Bushfire Survival Kit       Planning is absolutely critical to safely staying with your
if your choice is to stay with your property. This kit      home. Staying home involves the risk of psychological
will ensure you and your family have the important          trauma, injury and death.
equipment you need to stay. For a comprehensive list
of equipment needed in a Bushfire Survival Kit see
page 14.




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= on window ledges and door sills
= in roof lines and gutters

= garden beds and mulch

= wood heaps

= outdoor furniture

= sheds and carports

= Continue to drink lots of water.

= Stay at your property until the surrounding
area is clear of fire.

= Monitor media outlets — radio, TV,
mobile phone and internet.

You need to be both mentally
and physically prepared
to carry out your
Bushfire Survival Plan

There may be other actions to include, depending on
your individual property and the level of bushfire risk
you are exposed to.

Include the whole family in creating your Bushfire
Survival Plan. You and your family should be aware of
the actions you will take at the various FDR levels and
it is important to ensure this is incorporated into your
Bushfire Survival Plan. The FDR for your area can be
found on roadside signs and by visiting www.ruralfire.
qld.gov.au and following the FDR link.

It is important that your Bushfire Survival Plan does not
rely solely on receiving an alert.

Once you have completed your Bushfire Survival Plan,
practise it regularly to ensure everyone involved knows
exactly what to do in the event ofa fire.

Preparing your Bushfire
Survival Kit

It is essential that you have a Bushfire Survival Kit

if your choice is to stay with your property. This kit
will ensure you and your family have the important
equipment you need to stay. For a comprehensive list
of equipment needed in a Bushfire Survival Kit see

page 14.

 

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Preparing your Bushfire
Relocation Kit

It is equally important to have a relocation kit if your
choice is to leave early. This kit will ensure you and your
family have important items and equipment required

to relocate for the time needed. For a comprehensive
list of items and equipment needed in a Bushfire
Relocation Kit see page 15.

Making a contingency plan

No matter whether your decision is to leave early,

well before a bush fire threatens or to stay you should
still have a contingency plan as part of your Bushfire
Survival Plan. There are many scenarios to consider,
such as what you will do if a rapid onset fire starts

in your local area making roads impassable or travel
particularly dangerous. You should have other options
if road travel is not safe.

= Is your house well prepared?

= Can it provide you with protection from
radiant heat?

= Have you identified a safer location such
as an NSP?

Sheltering in a well-prepared
property is far safer than
being out in the open or

in a vehicle

Preparing your property

An unprepared property is not only at risk itself,
but may also present an increased danger for your
neighbours and their homes.

Planning is absolutely critical to safely staying with your
home. Staying home involves the risk of psychological
trauma, injury and death.

PREPARE. ACT. SURVIVE.