St Helens - Tasmania Fire Service

Community
Bushfire
Protection Plan
ST HELENS AREA
Including Bayview, St Helens, Fairlea & Parkside
December, 2012 | Version 1.0
Tasmania Fire Service may
not be able to protect you
during some bushfires.
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1800 000 699 or visit our website
Know what to do and
where to go when
threatened by bushfire.
Most of Tasmania is bushfireprone. Every summer you
need to be bushfire-ready.
This plan sets out the things you should do
to survive a bushfire. Get the latest version
and use it to update your personal
Bushfire Survival Plan.
www.fire.tas.gov.au
Please refer to TFS website for lastest version of this document.
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PREPARE | before the fire
1) Prepare your home for bushfire.
•Use the Tasmania Fire Service Bushfire Prepare to Survive
booklet or DVD.
•Even if you plan to leave early, preparing your home
gives you another shelter option, and firefighters a better
chance to save it.
2) Decide what you will do and write down your plan.
•Will you leave early, or will you stay and defend your home?
•Decide now, and fill out your Bushfire Survival Plan.
3) If you can, talk with your neighbours.
•What are their plans? Are they aware of your plans?
4) Review your insurance policy.
•Are your home and contents covered for bushfire?
ACT | when fires are likely, or nearby
1) Keep informed.
•Check the weather forecast and Fire Danger Rating daily.
•Listen to ABC Local Radio, monitor the Tasmania Fire
Service website www.fire.tas.gov.au and watch for smoke
and fires.
•If bushfires are in your area, don’t wait for an official warning.
2) Put your Bushfire Survival Plan into action.
•The safest option for all bushfires is to leave early,
before a bushfire threatens you and your home.
-Consider leaving immediately if ‘Severe’, ‘Extreme’ or
‘Catastrophic’ Fire Danger Ratings are forecast for the
following day.
-Leaving the day before because of a bad fire danger
forecast isn’t always practical. So, if waiting until a
bushfire breaks out in your district, leave early before
roads are cut by fire, fallen trees or power-lines.
-Be prepared to stay away for several days. Head away
from any fires; towards a town centre is often best.
•A safe option for some bushfires.
For less intense bushfires, you may stay & defend your
home if:
a)You have prepared it for bushfires, with fire-fighting
equipment and plenty of water.
b)You are fit and emotionally prepared (it is best to
evacuate children and other dependents early).
•An unsafe option is to ‘wait and see’, then flee at the
last minute.
- If you don’t have a plan, leave immediately.
-If a bushfire catches you by surprise and it’s unsafe
to stay at home but too late to leave the area,
go to a nearby safer place and wait for the fire front to
pass though.
SURVIVE | after the fire
NSP
NEARBY SAFER PLACES
A nearby safer place is somewhere close by you should be
able to reach quickly and safely, and that gives shelter from
radiant heat.
Using nearby safer places is not without risk.
They are a last resort, not your only option.
Nearby safer places may include town centres; ground level
water e.g. rivers, in-ground pools, dams; large open areas
e.g. beaches, ploughed or green fields, golf courses,
recreation grounds and community parks with very short
grass; and approved bushfire bunkers.
Tasmania Fire Service has identified some
nearby safer places in this area (see below).
•List other nearby safer places, close to where you live,
in your personal Bushfire Survival Plan.
•Prepare your home and identify nearby safer places.
Otherwise, leave early.
•Travelling through fire impacted areas is unsafe and
should be avoided, even in a car.
Nearby Safer Places:
• St Helens Football Club
117 Tully St, St Helens
Map: St Helens
Grid: B3
• Portland Memorial Hall
Cecilia St, St Helens
Map: St Helens
Grid: E4
• Kirwans Beach
Tasman Highway, St Helens
Map: St Helens
Grid: F7
1)Make sure everyone’s safe, check on your neighbours if you can.
2)Tune in to the Information Sources (listed on the map overleaf).
3)If at home, put out any embers and spot-fires threatening
your home.
4) If your home is destroyed, contact your local council for
assistance.
In an emergency dial triple zero 000
or if a TTY user call 106
Get your free Bushfire Survival Plan &
Bushfire Prepare to Survive booklet & DVD
www.fire.tas.gov.au | Free call 1800 000 699
Please refer to TFS website for lastest version of this document.
Add nearby safer places to your
Bushfire Survival Plan.
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