compliance with the recommendations of The Australian immunisation • handbook:10th edition 2013 (updated January 2014) Time to get prepared! Pre-season property preparations checklist Whether you are planning to leave early or to stay and defend your property, a well-maintained property has a greater chance of surviving a bushfire. We have created a checklist to help you prepare your property: Maintain windows; make sure wooden frames are painted • Ensure under-floor areas are enclosed or screened • gutters of leaves and rubbish • Check your roof, make sure there are no broken tiles or gaps where • embers may enter and seal any gaps Keep your grass short. The grass around your home (particularly within a • 10-metre radius) should be less than 10cm high Remove fuel up rake up dry grass, leaves, twigs and loose bark from • – around your home Remove shrubs that may act as ladder fuels at the foot of trees around • your home Relocate or trim large shrubs or plants that are growing under your • windows there should be no shrubs over one metre high next to or below – windows Remove flammable cardboard boxes, furniture, doormats, toys or • firewood from verandahs or decks Keep fuel loads to a bare minimum around house blocks, sheds and other • assets Look up and around you and check that shrubs and trees don’t form a • continuous canopy Cut back branches hanging over your home and • Maintain slashed or mown fuel breaks to a width of at least three meters. • Make sure any wooden features such as decks are well maintained • Make sure any pumps or sprinkler systems you intend to use are in • working order Cut back branches so that access tracks are clear and easy to drive down • Check your water supply and always know how much water you have • available If you have stock, create a heavily-grazed or ploughed area where they • can be moved on days of high fire risk If you live in an area at risk of bushfire, the work to maintain your property during the fire season is continuous. Make sure you keep an eye on all of the
• compliance with the recommendations of The Australian immunisation handbook:10th edition 2013 (updated January 2014) Time to get prepared! Pre-season property preparations checklist Whether you are planning to leave early or to stay and defend your property, a well-maintained property has a greater chance of surviving a bushfire. We have created a checklist to help you prepare your property: • Maintain windows; make sure wooden frames are painted • Ensure under-floor areas are enclosed or screened • gutters of leaves and rubbish • Check your roof, make sure there are no broken tiles or gaps where embers may enter and seal any gaps • Keep your grass short. The grass around your home (particularly within a 10-metre radius) should be less than 10cm high • Remove fuel up – rake up dry grass, leaves, twigs and loose bark from around your home • Remove shrubs that may act as ladder fuels at the foot of trees around your home • Relocate or trim large shrubs or plants that are growing under your windows – there should be no shrubs over one metre high next to or below windows • Remove flammable cardboard boxes, furniture, doormats, toys or firewood from verandahs or decks • Keep fuel loads to a bare minimum around house blocks, sheds and other assets • Look up and around you and check that shrubs and trees don’t form a continuous canopy • Cut back branches hanging over your home and • Maintain slashed or mown fuel breaks to a width of at least three meters. • Make sure any wooden features such as decks are well maintained • Make sure any pumps or sprinkler systems you intend to use are in working order • Cut back branches so that access tracks are clear and easy to drive down • Check your water supply and always know how much water you have available • If you have stock, create a heavily-grazed or ploughed area where they can be moved on days of high fire risk If you live in an area at risk of bushfire, the work to maintain your property during the fire season is continuous. Make sure you keep an eye on all of the
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