Bushfire Management Plan Review Report_June 2018

              Block down pipes, fill gutters with water if appropriate.
              Place water or hoses in strategic places (turn on sprinkler system).
              Hose down fire ward side of buildings.
              Confirm exit if this is planned.


    If wild fire arrives:-
              Watch out for burning embers causing spot fires. This activity has
               three phases:-
                   1. Outside before the fire arrives.
                   2. Inside while fire front passes.
                   3. Outside after fire to mop up.


                   Put out these fires as quickly as possible. When burning embers
                   appear, ensure watering system is operating to full capacity.


What Not to Do

              Do not expose yourself to prolonged radiant heat.
              Do not try to fight a fire front directly without adequate equipment and
               personnel.
              Do not go outside while the fire front is passing your building (wait until
               it passes).
              Avoid heavy smoke and don’t drive in smoke.
              Do not run into unburnt areas as burnt areas are safer.

The Personal Survival Kit
The most important facility for personal safety during bushfire is a Survival Kit of
protective clothing and accessories. Prepare it well before the bushfire season and
set aside in a bag. Keep it with your fire fighting facilities and take it with you
whenever you go into a bushfire situation.

Clothes
Long close-fitting, pure wool or heavy cotton jeans or a coverall boiler suit; long-
sleeved pure wool pullover which does up to the neck. A strong hat with a brim or a
woollen cap which will cover all your hair. The hat may need to have a cotton band
to keep it on in strong winds. A pure wool balaclava. The forehead and cheeks are
more sensitive to heat than the hands. Leather boots or strong shoes. The most
suitable soles for footwear are of nitron rubber. This is similar to the material of
which car tyres are made. Normal soles, even those made of rubber conduct heat,
melt and burn. Soles should not have hobnails in them. Pure wool socks. Strong
gardening gloves made of canvas, not plastic, are helpful in case you need to move
any smouldering material.




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