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WELCOME

COMMUNITY BUSHFIRE CONNECTION 2017

CFA

• 55,000 FIRE FIGHTERS ACROSS VICTORIA
• 1234 BRIGADES ACROSS VICTORIA
• MOSTLY VOLUNTEERS
• PEOPLE COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE
• ALL AGES
• WORK WITH OTHER AGENCIES – DELWP, MFB,

FOREST FIRE VICTORIA, POLICE, SES, AMV, LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT

“by failing to prepare you are you are preparing to fail”

Benjamin Franklin

EVERY YEAR PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR THEY LOSE THEIR LIVES

DO YOU HAVE A PLAN?

YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR PLAN WELL BEFORE THE FIRE ARRIVES

IS YOUR PLAN TO LEAVE EARLY?

WELL BEFORE THE FIRE ARRIVES

IS YOUR PLAN TO STAY AND DEFEND?

ONLY IF YOU HAVE PREPARED YOUR PROPERTY ARE YOU ARE FIT AND ABLE TO DEFEND

WHAT WILL BE THE TRIGGER

• TOTAL FIRE BAN DAY
• CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS
• MAYBE SOME YOU KNOW?
• THE FIRE DANGER RATING FOR THE DAY
• INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL CFA
• PUBLIC INFORMATION FROM THE MEDIA
• FIRE READY APP

FIRE DANGER RATING

FIRE DANGER RATING

LEAVING EARLY

• THE NIGHT BEFORE?
• IN THE MORNING OF THAT DAY?
• WHAT WILL YOU TAKE WITH YOU?
• WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR PETS?
• WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR LIVESTOCK?
• IS THEIR SOMEONE WITH DISABILITIES?
• DO YOU TELL SOMEONE, OR LEAVE A NOTE?
• IF I LEAVE EARLY, CAN I COME BACK?

STAY AND DEFEND

• ARE YOU FIT AND ABLE TO FIGHT A FIRE?
• ARE YOU WEARING THE CORRECT CLOTHING?
• DO YOU HAVE FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT?
• HAVE YOU PREPARED YOUR PROPERTY?
• DO YOU HAVE DEFENDABLE SPACE?
• CAN A FIRE TRUCK GAIN ACCESS?
• IS THERE ACCESS TO A WATER SOURCE?

ARE YOU FIT AND ABLE

• WILL YOU BE ALONE OR WITH OTHERS?
• THE FIRE FIGHT MAY GO ON FOR MANY

HOURS

• IT WILL BE SMOKY
• IT MAY BE DARK
• IT MAY BE DANGEROUS
• IS YOUR PROPERTY WORTH IT?

ARE YOU WEARING THE CORRECT CLOTHING

• CLOTHING THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM

RADIANT HEAT

• HAT
• GLOVES
• GOGGLES
• SMOKE MASK
• BOOTS

CFA FIRE FIGHTING CLOTHING

DO YOU HAVE FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT?

• PETROL OR DIESEL WATER PUMP
• ENOUGH FUEL TO RUN PUMP FOR HOURS
• FIRE HOSES AND NOZZELS
• KNAPSAK SPRAY
• WATER BUCKETS
• FIRE EXTINGUISHER
• GENERATOR AND AUXILIARY LIGHTING

HAVE YOU PREPARED YOUR PROPERTY

• REMOVED LEAVES AND BRANCHES
• CLEANED ROOF GUTTERS
• GRASS CUT SHORT
• TREES CUT BACK FROM BUILDINGS
• ITEMS THAT MAY CATCH ON FIRE REMOVED
• TREES UNDER WINDOWS
• WOOD PILE AWAY FROM BUILDINGS
• ARE PETS OR LIVESTOCK IN A SAFE AREA?

DO YOU HAVE DEFENDABLE SPACE?

HOW CLOSE IS THE BUSH?

CAN A FIRE TRUCK GAIN ACCESS

• ARE GATES AND DRIVEWAYS WIDE ENOUGH?
• FIRE TRUCKS ARE 2.5m WIDE, 3.1m HIGH AND

9.0m IN LENGTH

• IS THERE SPACE FOR A FIRE TRUCK TO WORK
• IS YOUR PROPERTY A RISK TO FIRE FIGHTERS?
• IF LEAVING EARLY LEAVE YOUR GATE OPEN

IS THERE ACCESS TO A WATER SOURCE?

• IF A FIRE TRUCK IS AT YOUR PROPERTY CAN

WATER BE SOURCED WITHOUT A PROBLEM?

• IS THERE ENOUGH WATER IN YOUR SUPPY?
• CAN FIRE TRUCKS GAIN ACCESS TO DAMS?
• CAN AERIAL FIRE FIGHTING BE DONE USING

YOUR WATER?

• WATER USED DURING A FIRE FIGHT WILL BE

REPLACED

WHAT CREATES A FIRE?

• WEATHER - HUMIDITY, TEMPERATURE, WIND

SPEED AND DIRECTION

• FUEL - FINE FUEL, COARSE FUEL, BUILDINGS

AND INFRASTRUCTURE

• TOPOGRAPHY – HILLS, VALLEYS AND ASPECT

WEATHER

• HIGH TEMPERATURES
• LOW HUMIDITY
• HIGH WIND SPEED
• WIND FROM THE NORTH OR NORTH WEST
• ALL COMBINE TO DRY OUT THE FUEL
• FOLLOWED BY A CHANGE FROM THE SOUTH

OR SOUTH WEST

FUEL

• FINE FUEL – LESS THAN 6mm BURNS FAST
• COARSE FUEL – MORE THAN 6mm INTENSITY
• SURFACE FUELS
• LADDER FUELS
• CROWN OR FOREST FUELS
• HOUSES BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

SURFACE FUELS

LADDER FUELS

CROWN OR FOREST FUELS

TOPOGRAPHY

• GIVES THE FIRE A MEANS TO TRAVEL
• HILLS WILL INCREASE THE RATE OF SPREAD
• EVERY 10’ UPLOPE DOULBLES R.O.S.
• EVERY 10’ DOWNSLOPE HALVES R.O.S.
• VALLEYS WILL CHANNEL WIND
• FIRE CAN SPOT TO OTHER SIDE OF HILL OR

VALLEY, FIRE COMING FROM DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS/ OR AT THE SAME TIME

• NORTH/ WEST vs SOUTH/EAST ASPECT

WHAT CREATES A FIRE?

• IGNITION SOURCE – NATURE, ACCIDENTAL OR

DELIBERATE

• ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY – STABLE OR UNSTABLE

(FOG OR THUNDER) LARGE SMOKE COLUMN MAY FORM ABOVE FIRE

• AREA OF FIRE – WHAT IS THE FIRE POTENTIAL?

RATE OF SPREAD, FLAME HEIGHT AND SPOTTING

• DISTANCE. PUBLIC WARNINGS

URBAN INTERFACE

• PEOPLE ARE CHOSING TO LIVE CLOSE TO THE

BUSH

• OFTEN AWAY FROM INFRASTRUCTURE
• ON THE EDGE OF MAOR CITIES
• A LIFE STYLE OR ECONOMIC CHOICE
• IN VICTORIA IT IS GROWING
• SO WAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE?

HOW DO FIRES BURN HOUSES?

HOW DO FIRES BURN HOUSES?

HOW DO FIRES BURN HOUSES?

HOW DO FIRE BURN HOUSES?

HOW DO FIRES BURN HOUSES?

HOW DO FIRES BURN HOUSES?

NEIGHBOURHOOD SAFER PLACES

• DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE?
• WHERE ARE OUR LOCAL ONES?
• IF IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE, WHERE ARE

THEY LOCATED

• YOU WILL BE ON YOUR OWN
• IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE AVAILABLE
• DO YOU HAVE TO BE THERE?

NEIGHBOURHOOD SAFER PLACES

PROPERTY ADVICE VISITING SERVICE OR P.A.V.S.

• TRAINED CFA PEOPLE TO VISIT YOUR

PROPERTY

• CAN LOOK AT YOUR RISK
• CAN GIVE YOU ADVICE
• YOU STILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION
• A SERVICE THE CFA PROVIDES

COMMUNITY WARNING SIRENS

• BOOLARRA FIRE STATION - AUTOMATIC
• YINNAR FIRE STATION - AUTOMATIC
• CHURCHILL FIRE STATION – MANUAL
• WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU HEAR IT?
• IS IT TO LATE TO DO SOMETHING?

MORE INFORMATION

• YOUR GUIDE TO SURVIVAL
• YOUR GUIDE TO PROPERTY PREPARATION
• LEAVING EARLY TEMPLATE
• BUSHFIRE PREPARING TO LEAVE EARLY
• OR SPEAK TO YOUR LOCAL CFA

UPCOMING EVENTS

• BUHFIRE BUS STOPS
• BOOLARRA PARK TUESDAY 21/11 2.00 TO

6.00pm

• YINNAR ARC TUESDAY 21/11 7.00 TO 10.00am
• CHURCHILL SHOPS WEDNESDAY 22/11 10.00

TO 2.00pm

• BOOLARRA PARK SATURDAY 25/11 9.00 TO

12.00pm

VALLEY FIRE SCENARIO

• FEDERATION UNIVERSITY CHURCHILL

BUILDING 3E

• WEDNESDAY 29/11 7.00 – 10.00pm
• THURSDAY 30/11 7.00 – 10.00pm

THANK YOU

AND STAY SAFE THIS FIRE SEASON

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