My Bushfire Plan | Tasmania Fire Service

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My plan to leave
My plan to stay & defend
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My details

Your Bushfire Plan outlines what actions each member of your family/household will take on bushfire risk days and if bushfire threatens. Having phone numbers and details of key contacts is an essential first step of any bushfire planning.

My details

Name

Phone number

Postcode

Suburb

Email address

TFS recommends reviewing and updating you Bushfire Plan annually

I would like the TFS to remind me annually to review my Bushfire Plan.

Included in the Bushfire Plan

Your Bushfire Plan should include each member of your family/household who may be impacted on bushfire risk days and if bushfire threatens.

Family members

Person
Name	Phone number

Pet
Pet name	Animal Type

Essential Phone Numbers

Use this section for other essential contacts not listed above such as doctor, insurance company etc.

Contact
Name or organisation	Phone number

ABC Radio Station

For warnings and alerts tune into your local ABC as the emergency broadcaster.
You can also tune in to your Local Radio station anywhere on the free ABC listen app.

My local ABC Radio Station

My plan to leave

Tasmania Fire Service recommends that you plan to leave early on days with a Fire Danger Rating forecast of Extreme or Catastrophic.

My Triggers

These are the signs that will help you decide that it is time to leave early.

Weather condition - hot, windy and dry

Fire danger rating

Safe to leave - time to exit safely

Trigger
Trigger

Where will I go?

On bushfire risk days, your safest option is to visit friends, family or sites away from fire areas. It's a good idea to list some alternatives.

Who to tell

Key people you need to inform that you are leaving your property, where you are going and how you are getting there.

Person
Name	Phone Number

What will we take?

Mobile phone/charger

Emergency Kit (fact sheet available on the bushfire.tas.gov.au home page)

Water and food

Medications (and prescriptions)

Important documents (passports, banking, insurance etc...)

External hard drive, (scanned documents/photos)

Laptop and/or tablet

Personal treasures

Item
Item

My plan for pets and livestock

If you have any pets or animals, note down here what you will do with them. For more information on animal welfare in emergencies, visit the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania website at https://nre.tas.gov.au/biosecurity-tasmania/animal-welfare/emergency-animal-welfare-management.

My plan to stay & defend

Only stay and defend on days of elevated bushfire danger if you are well prepared and your home is properly constructed and prepared to the highest level. Tasmania Fire Service always recommends that leaving early is the safest option.

Before the bushfire season

I will

Create a clear space around my house

Ember proof my home

Clear leaves from roof gutters, decks and lawns

Have a water supply for firefighting (minimum of 10,000 litres is recommended)

Provide access for firefighters to my property

Have the appropriate firefighting equipment and have tested it

Have appropriate non flammable clothing to protect my skin

Action
Action

Before the bushfire arrives

Outside my home, I will

Check property for spot fires to extinguish

Plug drains and fill gutters with water

Remove flammable material, outdoor furniture, doormats and hanging baskets

Start pump for fire hose and/or roof sprinklers

Wet down all areas on the side of the house facing the direction of the fire

Action
Action

Inside my home, I will

Bring pets inside

Dress in non flammable, skin covering clothing.

Fill bath, sinks and buckets etc with water

Place wet towels in any crevices, such as gaps under doors etc

Shut all doors and windows

Take curtains down and push furniture away from windows

Bring ladder and torch inside

Action
Action

When the bushfire arrives

I will

Have buckets, hoses, mops and tap fittings etc inside

Check ceiling cavity

Drink plenty of water

Shelter inside but continually check your surroundings for any signs of fire

Extinguish fires in and near the home

Reassure family and pets

Action
Action

After the bushfire arrives

I will

Continue drinking plenty of water

Return outside when safe to do so

Let family and neighbours know we’re okay

Check my property for fire over the coming days

Action
Action

Everyone must have a backup plan - even the best plans can fail. Remember, leaving late can lead to death or serious injury. You must know a number of places of last resort in your area including bushfire places of last resort (Nearby Safer Places) that you can relocate to at very short notice if all else fails.

Bushfire places of last resort

(Nearby Safer Places) If my plan to stay doesn’t work out, these are my places of last resort.

Nearby Safer Places

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