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| Are you bushfire prepared? Are your family and home at risk? You don’t have to live in the bush to be threatened by bushfire, just close enough to be affected by burning material, embers and smoke. For Queensland residents, that can be just about anywhere. In 2009 Queensland experienced one of its worst bushfire seasons on record and at one point firefighters attended 4491 vegetation fires across the state over a 36-day period. In many cases homes and lives were at risk and residents were faced with the decision to stay with their property or leave the area early. The PREPARE.ACT.SURVIVE magazine is full of information that will help you to prepare your home and your family for bushfire season. It will assist you in making the decision to stay or to leave and will outline the steps you need to take as a result of your decision. You can download a copy here, or contact us for a paper version. Please take time to sit down with your family and discuss your bushfire survival plan and what steps you will take to PREPARE.ACT.SURVIVE. this bushfire season. Some important facts in the PREPARE.ACT.SURVIVE Magazine have been highlighted in a smaller brochure. Please click here to download this brochure as a PDF (1.5mb) |
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PREPARE.ACT.SURVIVE videos
The PREPARE.ACT.SURVIVE series of videos is available to watch on YouTube. These videos will help you prepare your home and your family for bushfire season. It will assist you in making the decision to stay or to leave and will outline the steps you need to take as a result of your decision.
Bushfire Safety for Travellers
A brochure has been developed as a guide for travellers when travelling in Queensland during the bushfire season.
Emergency Warnings
Queensland has adopted a new national Fire Danger Rating Index (FDRI). This includes two new levels of severe and catastrophic.
The new FDR is used as a trigger for the level of advice and messaging to the community when a bushfire starts.
There are three types of alert messages - Advice, Watch and Act, and Emergency Warnings.
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Advice messages keep people informed and up to date with developments on a fire.
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Watch and Act messages advise people to take action to prepare and protect themselves.
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Emergency Warnings, accompanied by a siren sound effect, advise that you must take action immediately, as you will be impacted by the fire.
The Standard Emergency Warning Signal (SEWS) is also used when bushfire threatens life. The siren sound effect is the same used for cyclone warnings.
These messages are delivered through local TV and radio. However, you should not expect that detailed information will be available every time there is a bushfire.
Fire Danger Ratings
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CATASTROPHIC A fire with a rating of ‘catastrophic’ may be uncontrollable, unpredictable and fast moving. The flames will be higher than roof tops. Many people may be injured and many homes and businesses may be destroyed. During a ‘catastrophic’ fire, well-prepared and constructed homes will not be safe. Leaving is the only option for your survival. |
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EXTREME A fire with an ‘extreme’ rating may be uncontrollable, unpredictable and fast moving. The flames will be higher than roof tops. During an ‘extreme’ fire, people may be injured and homes and businesses may be destroyed. During an ‘extreme’ fire, well-prepared and well constructed homes may not be safe. Leaving is the only option for your survival. SEVERE A fire with a ‘severe’ rating may be uncontrollable and move quickly, with flames that may be higher than roof tops. A ‘severe’ fire may cause injuries and some homes or businesses will be destroyed. During a fire with a ‘severe’ rating, leaving is the safest option for your survival. Use your home as a place of safety only if it is well prepared and well constructed. VERY HIGH A fire with a ‘very high’ danger rating is a fire that can be difficult to control with flames that may burn into the tree tops. During a fire of this type some homes and businesses may be damaged or destroyed. During a fire with a ‘very high’ danger rating, you should use your home as a place of safety only if it is well prepared and well constructed. HIGH A fire with a ‘high’ danger rating is a fire that can be controlled where loss of life is unlikely and damage to property will be limited. During a fire with a ‘high’ danger rating, you should know where to get more information and monitor the situation for any changes. LOW–MODERATE A fire with a ‘low to moderate’ rating can be easily controlled and pose little or no risk to life or property. During a fire with a ‘low to moderate’ rating, you should know where to get more information and monitor the situation for any changes. |
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