Att3 - Bushfire Report

Bushfire Evacuation Plan v1                                                                  NCES REF: J001061
Lot 7 on RP216403, Lot 394 on M371117, and Lot 650 on M37380 – 48-59 Kabi Road, Cootharaba




    •    Monitor relevant websites, local media and public service announcements regarding
         the fire situation.
5. Precautions for a prevailing Catastrophic fire danger index.
    •    The facility is not to accept new visitors under these conditions as the risk is considered
         too great.
    •    Staff, occupants and visitors are aware of evacuation procedures.
    •    Ensure that water points are functional.
    •    Ensure internal access roads are unobstructed and can accommodate the expected
         traffic.
    •    Ensure that vehicles are parked in such a way as to facilitate the prompt and safe
         egress of vehicles to the shelter in place location and if need be from the site (i.e.,
         vehicles not being parked or positioned in a manner which impedes traffic flow.
    •    Staff, occupants and visitors to be verbally warned by Fire Wardens of the potential
         risk.
    •    Ensure that signage informing personnel of the evacuation routes in the event of a
         bushfire are provided on site.
    •    Stay informed of any local bushfires and determine the level of threat to the site by
         contacting the local Fire Brigade.
    •    Monitor relevant websites, local media and public service announcements regarding
         the fire situation.
Additional precautions where the presence of an uncontrolled fire is within 10km of the
site.
    •    Stay informed of the fire’s progress and determine the level of threat to the subject site
         by contacting the local Fire Control Staff (i.e., the Pomona Fire Station) and monitor
         announcements regarding the fire situation via QFES public notifications.
    •    Alert staff and site occupants to the presence of a fire and the possibility of an
         evacuation.
Additional precautions where the presence of an uncontrolled fire is within 5km of the
site.
    •    Alert staff and site occupants to the presence of a fire and advise them to pack up their
         belongings in preparation for imminent shelter in place action or evacuation as directed
         by the relevant emergency service (depending on position of fire and projected burn
         pathway).
    •    Implement shelter in place or evacuation as directed by the relevant emergency service
         (depending on position of fire and projected burn pathway).
    •    Advise the relevant emergency services of the instigation of shelter in place or site
         evacuation and the numbers involved.
A copy of the QFES Get Ready Guide is provided as Appendix 1 and the management
measures described therein form a component of the general evacuation protocols to be
employed during a bushfire emergency and as part of general preparedness for such an
emergency.




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