Bushfire safety & survival

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1 Bushfire safety & survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Use this guide ad template to prepare your people ad your busiess for the ext bushfire seaso. Bushfire Iformatio Hotlie (TTY )

2 Cotets How prepared are you? 1 Prepare. Act. Survive 2 Get your Busiess Bushire Ready 4 STEP 1. Uderstad Bushfire Dager 5 Step 2. Idetify your Bushfire Risk 13 STEP 3. Prepare your Orgaisatio 21 STEP 4. Prepare your People 31 STEP 5. Prepare your Worksite 35 STEP 6. Prepare & Practise your Pla 43 Flickr: Neil Creek Page 2 Bushfire Safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 2: Idetify your Bushfire Risk

3 How prepared are you? Use this checklist to assess how ready your busiess is to respod effectively to a day of high bushfire dager or a bushfire emergecy situatio. Have you... YES NO Prepared a Bushfire Safety & Survival Pla for your busiess that icludes your resposibilities to cliets ad staff? Idetified your trigger poits for modifyig your operatios for leavig early? Idetified the bushfire respose arragemets for your area ad foud out who to cotact i the evet of a bushfire? Developed appropriate policies ad procedures to deal with cacellatios, curtailmet or forward bookigs? Developed a policy to deal with iterruptios to your busiess or service? Secured the right kid ad amout of isurace coverage for your busiess to cover issues such as asset damage ad loss? Developed a risk maagemet ad emergecy cotigecy pla for your busiess? Prepared a busiess cotiuity pla? If you are able to aswer yes to all these questios ad have updated your Bushfire Safety & Survival Pla recetly, your busiess is o the way to beig prepared for a emergecy. If you are uable to aswer yes to all these questios the you eed to take actio. The iformatio i this Guide will help you uderstad what you eed to do to prepare. Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 1

4 Prepare. Act. Survive. Bushfires ca occur aywhere, at aytime i a rural or semi urba eviromet ad there is o guaratee that the SA Coutry Fire Service (CFS) will be able to provide a fire truck at every door. Page 2 Bushfire Safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 2: Idetify your Bushfire Risk Flickr: Neil Creek

5 Prepare. Act. Survive. All busiesses, orgaisatios ad idividuals who work i or visit bushfire risk areas eed to develop ad implemet their ow Bushfire Safety ad Survival policies, plas ad procedures. For busiesses ad orgaisatios operatig i bushfire risk areas, the risk of bushfire to life, assets ad busiess cotiuity is a real threat ad eeds to be addressed. Bushfire safety plas ad procedures eed to be itegral compoets of your daily operatios. They ca be icluded i your Itegrated Maagemet System, Occupatioal Health & Safety (OHS) System ad/or Emergecy Maagemet Systems. Bushfire Safety ad Survival Plas eed to cosider preparatio for days of high fire dager ad what to do i the evet of a bushfire. They should be tailored to suit your operatios ad iclude simple thigs that ca be acted upo. Before the Pla is writte it is critical to uderstad your level of bushfire risk, the Fire Dager Ratigs, what type of fire could be expected ad what actios are the most appropriate to suit the risk. You also eed to uderstad how the Fire Dager 4 Make decisios based Seaso ad Total Fire Bas will impact o your o risk operatios through legislative requiremets for operatio of machiery ad equipmet ad the use of fire for cookig, persoal comfort, fuel reductio or bur offs. The Pla should reflect the eeds of your busiess, staff, voluteers ad cliets. Oce a pla has bee prepared it must be practiced to make sure it works ad that all ivolved are familiar with their roles. A writte pla details what you eed to help safeguard your people ad your assets durig the Fire Dager Seaso, o days of high fire dager ad if a fire threates. Practisig your pla clarifies what actios each member of your team will take ad how To order a CD ROM of this guide ad template pla go to au/site/busiess_ guide.jsp you will moitor ad commuicate fire dager ad emergecy warigs, give differet scearios. Hady Hit: As you prepare your Bushfire Safety ad Survival Policy, Plas ad Procedures, cosider the followig Guidig Priciples: 4 Recogise the primacy of life 4 Share resposibility for bushfire safety Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 3

6 Get Your Busiess Bushfire Ready There are six key steps to prepare you ad your busiess for the Fire Dager Seaso. It is recommeded that you follow each step ad apply it to your ow circumstaces to prepare a Bushfire Safety ad Survival Pla which addresses the eeds of your busiess. Flickr: Sea Marshall STEP 1 Uderstad Bushfire Dager Uderstad bushfire behaviour icludig bushfire characteristics, vegetatio, topography ad climate. Uderstad what days of high fire dager are, whe the fire dager seasos are, what a Total Fire Ba day is ad what to expect. STEP 2 Idetify your Bushfire Risk Determie the risk of bushfire to your operatios cosiderig the vulerability of your locality, your busiess, your people ad your parters to the threat of bushfire. STEP 3 Prepare Your Orgaisatio Prepare your busiess or service cosiderig your specific circumstaces ad requiremets give the advice provided by the Coutry Fire Service. Determie your safety procedures, travel plaig, moitorig ad commuicatios. STEP 4 Prepare Your People Cosider how you, your staff, your voluteers ad your cliets will act before, durig ad after a fire weather warig or bushfire evet. This icludes your physical ad emotioal copig mechaisms, decisio-makig, roles ad resposibilities, ad strategies to assess ad improve the preparedess of your team. STEP 5 Prepare Your Worksite Prepare your worksite, facilities, buildigs, equipmet ad machiery for the Fire Dager Seaso. This icludes preparig ad maitaiig your defedable space, vegetatio maagemet, ember proofig, water supply ad delivery, vehicles ad equipmet maiteace ad use, emergecy kits, ad fire fightig equipmet. STEP 6 Documet & Practise Your Pla A writte pla details what you eed to help safeguard your people ad your assets durig the Fire Dager Seaso ad if a fire threates. Practisig your pla clarifies what actios each member of your team will take ad how you will moitor ad commuicate fire risk ad emergecy warigs, give differet scearios. Remember, if it s ot writte dow ad practised, it s ot a pla. Page 4 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios

7 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 1. Uderstad Bushfire Dager Flickr: Wiccked Page 5

8 Step 1 Uderstad Bushfire Dager To help you assess your level of bushfire risk ad determie what actio to take, it is importat that you uderstad the potetial threat of bushfire to your people ad your busiess. A uderstadig of bushfire behaviour, Fire Dager Ratigs ad fire restrictios is essetial for your plaig. Bushfire behaviour Summer i Souther Australia brigs coditios that are ideal for bushfires: hot, dry, widy weather ad vegetatio that quickly dries out. Fire itesity refers to the amout of radiat heat beig geerated. The higher the itesity of the fire, the harder the fire is to cotrol ad the more damage it is likely to cause. Fire itesity depeds o three mai factors: vegetatio, weather ad topography. Weather Risig temperatures ad wid velocity, coupled with decreasig relative humidity, directly cotribute to icreasig fire itesity ad the rate at which it spreads. As fuels dry out, igitio becomes easier ad the rate of spread icreases. I South Australia, the prevailig fire wids are predomiatly from the orth. However, experiece has proved that a southwesterly chage, although cooler, ca icrease the dager by swigig the fire i a differet directio ad catchig people uaware. Your fire protectio strategy should take ito cosideratio that fires may come from ay directio. Topography Because fires bur more quickly ad with greater itesity up slopes tha o flat groud or dowhill, the most dagerous sites are o ridge-tops ad steep slopes. North-facig slopes also receive more direct sulight, which dries out vegetatio causig more itese fires. Fire Dager Ratigs To help you assess your level of bushfire risk ad determie what actio to take, it is importat that you uderstad the Fire Dager Ratig. Flickr: Yaruma5 Vegetatio The type ad amout of vegetatio iflueces fuel load, which i tur cotributes to fire itesity. The itesity of a fire icreases i proportio to the amout of available fuel. If there are high fuel levels aroud a facility or asset, the potetial damage is much greater due to icreased radiat heat ad ember attack durig a bushfire. Reductio of fuels by clearig udergrowth is a essetial part of your fire protectio strategy because it is the best method of reducig fire itesity. The Fire Dager Ratig is forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology each day after 4pm ad is a early idicator for you of the potetial dager, should a bushfire start. The higher the Fire Dager Ratig, the more dagerous the coditios will be should a fire start. The Fire Dager Ratig chart will help you uderstad the predicted bushfire behaviour, potetial impacts ad recommeded actios you should take for each category level. Take the time to review ad uderstad the chart. The Fire Dager Ratig is ot a predictor of how likely a bushfire is to occur, but how dagerous it could be if it did occur. It should be used as a early idicator to trigger your plas. Bushfires ca threate suddely ad without warig. Kow your Fire Dager Ratig, moitor local coditios ad keep iformed. Page 6 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 1: Uderstad Bushfire Dager

9 Fire dager ratig What does it mea? What should I do? Fires ca threate suddely ad without warig Watch for sigs of fire, especially smoke ad flames Kow the Fire Dager Ratig i your area ad be aware of local coditios Have your Bushfire Survival Pla ad kit ready Call OOO to report a fire CATASTROPHIC Total Fire Ba extreme Total FIRE BAN These are the worst coditios for a bush or grass fire. If a fire starts ad takes hold, it will be extremely difficult to cotrol ad will take sigificat firefightig resources ad cooler coditios to brig it uder cotrol. Spot fires will start well ahead of the mai fire ad cause rapid spread of the fire. Embers will come from may directios. Buildigs are ot desiged or costructed to withstad fires i these coditios. The safest place to be is away from bushfire risk areas. These are very hot, dry ad widy coditios for a bush or grass fire. If a fire starts ad takes hold, it will be upredictable, move very fast ad very difficult for fire fighters to brig uder cotrol. Spot fires will start ad move quickly. Embers may come from may directios. Buildigs that are prepared to the highest level, have bee costructed to bushfire protectio levels ad are actively defeded may provide safety. You must be physically ad metally prepared to defed i these coditios. The safest place to be is away from bushfire risk areas. YOU NEED TO ACT NOW Put your survival first ad leave bushfire risk areas the ight before or early i the day this is your safest optio. Act immediately do ot wait ad see Avoid forested areas, thick bush or log, dry grass; Prepare, kow ad practise a pla for: - How you will respod to the FDR - How you will respod to a emergecy warig for a bushfire - How you will respod to a bushfire give o warig - How you will commuicate iformatio - Who will be i charge YOU NEED TO GET READY TO ACT Oly stay with your property if you are prepared to the highest level. This meas your buildig eeds to have bee costructed to bushfire protectio levels e.g.; eclosed eaves, covers over exteral air coditioers, metal flyscrees etc. You must be well prepared ad able to actively defed your buildig if a fire starts. This meas you have the right equipmet ad resources to put out fires aroud your buildig e.g.; eough water supply, petrol/diesel portable pump, geerator, protective clothig etc. If you are ot prepared to the highest level, leavig bushfire risk areas early i the day is your safest optio. To seek iformatio liste to local radio go to call the Bushfire Iformatio Hotlie o (TTY ) severe TOTal FIRE BAN These are hot, dry ad possibly widy coditios for a bush or grass fire. If a fire starts ad takes hold, it will be hard for fire fighters to brig uder cotrol. Well prepared buildigs that are actively defeded ca provide safety. You must be physically ad metally prepared to defed i these coditios. YOU NEED TO BE AWARE Well prepared buildigs that are actively defeded ca provide safety. This meas you have the right traiig equipmet ad resources to put out fires aroud your buildig e.g.; eough water supply, petrol/diesel portable pump, geerator, protective clothig etc. If you are ot prepared, leavig bushfire risk areas early i the day is your safest optio. very high high Low-moderate If a fire starts, it is likely to be cotrolled i these coditios ad buildigs ca provide safety. Be aware of how fires ca start ad reduce the risk. Check your Bushfire Survival Pla. Moitor coditios. Actio may be eeded. Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 7 Step 1: Uderstad Bushfire Dager

10 Kow Your SA Fire Ba Districts South Australia is divided ito fiftee Fire Ba Districts. Each district has its ow Fire Dager Seaso dates, so it is importat to be aware of which district you work or travel i. Your activities may spa more tha oe Fire Ba District ad you eed to idetify ad record these Districts, so that you ad your staff ca accurately moitor Fire Dager Seasos, Fire Dager Ratigs ad Total Fire Bas. Fire Dager Seasos The Fire Dager Seaso (FDS) geerally rus from November to April. Durig the seaso, restrictios are placed o lightig fires ad use of certai equipmet to reduce the chace of bushfires startig. You must apply for a permit to light fires or operate certai machiery outdoors at this time, if your activity is of a type prescribed i the Fire ad Emergecy Services Act 2005 ad Regulatios. A simple guide to the restrictios is o page 10 & 11. Fire ba district From To 1 Adelaide Metropolita Area 1 December 30 April 2 Mout Lofty Rages 1 December 30 April 3 Kagaroo Islad 1 December 30 April 4 Mid North 15 November 30 April 5 Yorke Peisula 15 November 30 April 6 Murraylads 15 November 15 April 7 Riverlad 15 November 15 April 8 Upper South East 15 November 15 April 9 Lower South East 22 November 30 April 10 Fliders 1 November 15 April 11 North East Pastoral 1 November 31 March 12 Easter Eyre Peisula 1 November 15 April 13 North West Pastoral 1 November 31 March 14 Lower Eyre Peisula 1 November 15 April 15 West Coast 1 November 15 April Note: These dates may chage due to seasoal coditios Page 8 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 1: Uderstad Bushfire Dager

11 Restrictios ad Permits Regulatios have bee itroduced throughout South Australia to protect lives ad property durig the bushfire seaso. They apply to everyoe, ot just those livig i bushfire areas. It is essetial that you are familiar with the regulatios ad uderstad what you ca ad caot do, whether you are at work or o your way to work. Oce the fire dager seaso has begu there are strict cotrols o the lightig of fires ad the use of certai tools ad activities i the ope. The restrictios remai i place util the ed of the seaso (see page 8 for the dates i your district). Uderstad how Restrictios may impact your busiess durig the Fire Dager Seaso ad durig days of Total Fire Ba. Permits may be required for certai operatios. Total Fire Bas Total Fire Bas ca be declared at ay time of the year ad may fall outside of the declared Fire Dager Seaso. A Total Fire Ba is declared o days where the Fire Dager Ratig is Severe or above,or at the discretio of the CFS Chief Officer. A Total Fire Ba day ca be declared at ay time of year ad for ay fire ba district. The ba stays i place for 24 hours. The CFS releases the iformatio to the media the eveig before the total fire ba day to coicide with ightly ews broadcasts. By imposig the ba, the CFS is able to restrict activities. Pealties of fies up to $10,000 ad two years jail ca be imposed if you break the law. O-the-spot fies of up to $315 may also apply. O a Total Fire Ba day, fires caot be lit i the ope, apart from a very few exceptios. Permits Sectios 79 ad 80 of the Fire ad Emergecy Services Act 2005 ad Regulatios permit the use of specified types of fires ad activities. They iclude fires used for cookig ad persoal comfort, gas fired appliaces for cookig purposes or electric weldig equipmet ad gas fires used for other purposes, provided they are lit i accordace with the coditios that apply to their use. All other fires require a permit: There are two types of permits that ca be issued by a Authorised Officer: Nith Schedule Permit Nith Schedule permits may be issued for fires or activities o days durig the Fire Dager Seaso that are ot Total Fire Ba days. Teth Schedule Permit Teth Schedule permits may be issued for fires or activities o days that are Total Fire Bas. Applyig for a Permit: You ca apply to a Authorised Officer for a permit either persoally, by mail, , over the telephoe or via radio. Cotact your Coucil to fid your earest Authorised Officer. The Authorised Officer will assess your permit applicatio prior to issuig a Permit ad is required to assess the permit applicatio to esure that: he/she is satisfied that the lightig ad maitaiig of the fire is, i all circumstaces of the case, justified; ad that adequate precautios will be take to prevet the spread of fire. Oce satisfied the Authorised Officer may issue you a permit ad iform you of a permit umber ad will subsequetly sed you a copy of the permit. The coditios that must be complied with are icluded i the permit. Permit Coditios: The coditios uder which the permit is issued must be complied with. I particular the holder of the permit must otify the persos listed o the permit ot less tha two hours before the fire is lit or the itetio to light up. Normally otificatio would be to: all adjoiig eighbours a officer of the local coucil the perso i charge of ay earby govermet reserve the local CFS Brigade. However, this may vary from area to area depedig o local permit issuig guidelies, the time of the year ad seasoal coditios. Full details will be provided o the permit by the Authorised Officer. Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 9 Step 1: Uderstad Bushfire Dager

12 Regulatios Regulatios have bee itroduced throughout South Australia to protect lives ad property durig the bushfire seaso. They apply to everyoe, ot just those livig i bushfire areas. It is essetial that you are familiar with the regulatios ad uderstad what you ca ad caot do, whether you are at home, o holiday or visitig a atioal park. Oce the Fire Dager Seaso has begu there are strict cotrols o the lightig of fires ad the use of certai tools i the ope. The restrictios remai i place util the ed of the seaso (see page 8 for the dates i your district). Ca I light a fire i the ope air for burig off grass, stubble, weeds, udergrowth or other vegetatio? Ca I bur off rubbish or grass cuttigs? Ca I light a campfire, bofire or light a fire for warmth or comfort? (See special provisios for gas or electric barbeques below) Fire Dager Seaso Regulatios NO Uless you have obtaied a Schedule 9 permit * from your local coucil. YES But oly i a properly costructed icierator you must have: 4 A four metre cleared space aroud ad above 4 A resposible perso must be i attedace at all times with water or a extiguisher 4 All icierator doors ad opeigs must be closed ad screes ad guards i place If you wat to bur o the groud you will require a Schedule 9 permit *. Check with your local coucil ad the Eviromet Protectio Authority, which also have cotrol over the lightig of fires. Some coucils have totally prohibited the use of icierators ad ope fires for waste disposal o domestic premises. YES But oly if: 4 I a properly costructed fireplace; or The fire is i a 30cm deep trech ad o more tha oe metre square i area ad 4 You have a four metre cleared space aroud ad above the fire 4 A resposible perso is i attedace at all times 4 A adequate aget to extiguish the fire is at had Ca I use a gas or electric barbeque? Ca I drive a vehicle off road? Ca I have a fire i a Natioal Park Reserve or a forest reserve? Ca I use fireworks? YES Providig you have: 4 A four metre cleared space aroud ad above the gas fire or electric elemet 4 A resposible perso is i attedace at all times 4 A adequate aget to extiguish the fire is at had Some coucils allow gas or electric barbeques i carava parks or cleared picic areas. Look for the sigs or cotact the coucil for advice. YES You ca drive a vehicle withi two metres of flammable bush or grass provided that the egie is fitted with a exhaust system that complies with the requiremets listed below. ** Strict regulatios apply to all fires, icludig barbeques, i govermet reserves. For further iformatio cotact the relevat govermet office. NO Private use of fireworks is baed. Licesed pyrotechicias ca coduct firework displays providig a Schedule 9 permit * has bee obtaied. Ca I use a grider or welder outside? YES Providig you have: 4 A four metre cleared space aroud ad above the area 4 A resposible perso is i attedace at all times the appliace is i use 4 A portable water spray i good workig order is at had Ca I use a chaisaw, grass trimmer, law mower or slasher? YES Provided that the egie is fitted with a exhaust system that complies with the requiremets listed below ** ad: 4 You have a four metre cleared space aroud the area or 4 If you caot meet these requiremet a schedule 9 permit has bee issued by a authorised officer or 4 The operator has a shovel or rake, ad a portable water spray i good workig order. * A Schedule 9 or Schedule 10 Permit refers to a permit issued uder the Fire ad Emergecy Services Act Your coucil fire prevetio officer or CFS office ca provide further advice. ** A egie or vehicle exhaust system complies if: (a) all egie exhaust emitted by the egie or vehicle exits through the system; ad (b) the system, or a device or devices formig part of the system, is desiged to prevet the escape of burig material from the system; ad (c) the system, or a device or devices formig part of the system, is desiged to prevet heated parts of the system from comig ito cotact with flammable material; ad (d) the system is i good workig order. *** domestic premises meas a buildig or other structure that is fixed to the groud ad coected to a reticulated or stored water supply ad that is occupied as a place of residece but does ot iclude a carava. YOU NEED TO KNOW: If i ay doubt, phoe the Bushfire Iformatio Hotlie o or check the CFS website. Page 10 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 1: Uderstad Bushfire Dager

13 Total Fire Ba Regulatios Ca I light a fire i the ope air for burig off grass, stubble, weeds, udergrowth or other vegetatio? Ca I bur off rubbish or grass cuttigs? Ca I light a campfire, bofire or light a fire for warmth or comfort? (See special provisios for gas or electric barbeques below) Ca I use a gas or electric barbeque? NO Uless you have obtaied a Schedule 10 permit * from your local coucil. NO Uless you have obtaied a Schedule 10 permit * from your local coucil. The lightig of icierators is baed o a total fire ba day. NO Uless you have obtaied a Schedule 10 permit * from your local coucil. YES Providig it is gas or a electric elemet ad used: 4 Withi 15 metres of domestic premises ***, or o a coastal foreshore**** Providig you have: 4 A four metre cleared area aroud ad above the barbeque 4 A resposible perso is i attedace at all times with water or a extiguisher at had Ca I drive a vehicle off road? Ca I have a fire i a Natioal Park Reserve or a forest reserve? Ca I use fireworks? Ca I use a grider or welder outside? YES You ca drive a vehicle withi two metres of flammable bush or grass provided that the egie is fitted with a exhaust system that complies with the requiremets listed below. ** NO Fires are NOT permitted. NO Private use of fireworks is baed. Licesed pyrotechicias ca coduct firework displays providig a Schedule 10 permit * has bee obtaied. NO Uless you have obtaied a Schedule 10 permit * from your local coucil. Ca I use a chaisaw, grass trimmer, law mower or slasher? YES Provided that the egie is fitted with a exhaust system that complies with the requiremets listed left ** ad: 4 You have a four metre cleared space aroud the area or 4 The operator has a shovel or rake, ad a portable water spray i good workig order. * A Schedule 9 or Schedule 10 Permit refers to a permit issued uder the Fire ad Emergecy Services Act Your coucil fire prevetio officer or CFS office ca provide further advice. ** A egie or vehicle exhaust system complies if: (a) all egie exhaust emitted by the egie or vehicle exits through the system; ad (b) the system, or a device or devices formig part of the system, is desiged to prevet the escape of burig material from the system; ad (c) the system, or a device or devices formig part of the system, is desiged to prevet heated parts of the system from comig ito cotact with flammable material; ad (d) the system is i good workig order. *** domestic premises meas a buildig or other structure that is fixed to the groud ad coected to a reticulated or stored water supply ad that is occupied as a place of residece but does ot iclude a carava. **** Coastal foreshore meas the foreshore alog the coastlie ad icludes the area from low water mark to the earest bush, stadig grass or road. YOU NEED TO KNOW: If i ay doubt, phoe the Bushfire Iformatio Hotlie o or check the CFS website. Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 11 Step 1: Uderstad Bushfire Dager

14 Flickr: Adrew Keeboe Page 12 Bushfire Safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 2: Idetify your Bushfire Risk

15 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 2. Idetify your Bushfire Risk Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 13 Step 2: Idetify your Bushfire Risk

16 Step 2 Idetify your Bushfire Risk Determie the risk of bushfire to your operatios cosiderig the vulerability of your locality, your busiess, your people ad your parters to the threat of bushfire. Hady Hit: A good place to start is to For further iformatio o coduct a Risk Assessmet for risk assessmet tools ad your orgaisatio. A bushfire techiques go to Emergecy risk assessmet template Maagemet i Australia s is icluded i the template website at Bushfire Safety ad Survival pla which accompaies this Guide. A outlie of the process you eed to udertake is show i the diagram below. This process is essetial to help you idetify your busiess or orgaisatioal vulerabilities. You eed to cosider the possible social, ecoomic ad evirometal impacts as well as the physical threats. Cosider how these potetial impacts could affect your operatios, i the short term ad the log term. You may fid that the idirect impacts, such as staff uavailability ad disruptio to supply lies, power or commuicatios, ca be as detrimetal as the direct impacts. Process for assessig ad maagig risk Your Locality Clarify the level of bushfire risk of the locatio(s) you, your persoel ad/or voluteers are operatig i. CFS has published a listig of suburbs ad towships i South Australia, which are part of a hierarchy of Bushfire Safer Places that ca offer relative safety from bushfire. Lists ad maps of these areas are available from the CFS website, which is regularly updated. This listig of places should ot be take as a substitute for preparatio of your busiess or the udertakig of appropriate bushfire hazard maagemet of your premises. Local Govermet udertakes Fire Prevetio Plaig for each Coucil area ad may have completed Bushfire Risk Assessmets for your area. Check the Local Hady Hit: Use the CFS o-lie Bushfire Household Self- Assessmet Tool to help you assess your worksite s level of risk from a bushfire ad make iformed decisios about the safety of your workplace. Govermet Associatio website to idetify your Coucil area at check the local Coucil website or make a equiry with the Coucil s Fire Prevetio Officer. Establish the Cotext Commuicate & Cosult Idetify Risks Aalyse Risks Evaluate Risks Moitor ad Review Treat Risks Source: Iteratioal Risk maagemet stadard, AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009, Emergecy Maagemet of Australia. Page 14 Bushfire Safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 2: Idetify your Bushfire Risk

17 Bushfire Safer Places i SA Bushfire Safer Places i SA are divided ito three categories called Bushfire Safer Settlemets, Bushfire Safer Precicts ad Last Resort Refuges. It is importat that you kow what each of these are, where they are, ad what risk you may be exposed to if you are i or relocate to oe of these places durig a bushfire. cotiuous bushlad or forest. A Bushfire Safer Settlemet is cosidered to be located i the ier suburbs of the Adelaide metropolita area. Hady Hit: Urba-rural iterface zoes at the edge of Bushfire Safer Settlemets ad Safer Precicts may be subject to smoke ad ember attack durig a bushfire. Please check the maps o the CFS website to determie your risk. Hierarchy of Bushfire Safer Places Least Safe Safest Bushfire Safer Settlemet Bushfire Safer Precict Last Resort Refuge Ier Adelaide Metropolita suburbs Desigated withi outer suburbs ad rural towships/ cities Desigated ovals ad buildigs i rural areas. Bushfire Safer Settlemet Suitable for use durig forecast bad fire weather or durig bushfire. Suitable for use durig forecast bad fire weather or durig bushfire. May be subject to spark ad ember attack ad smoke. Not suitable for exteded use ad may provide oly limited protectio durig bushfire. A Bushfire Safer Settlemet is a place of first resort. It is a place of relative safety ad may be cosidered as a place for people to stay i, or relocate to if their pla is to leave early o a bad fire day. A Bushfire Safer Settlemet is cosidered to provide the highest level of safety of the three optios because it is i a area of low bushfire fuel levels ad sufficietly distat from CFS recommeds that if you ited to relocate to a Bushfire Safer Settlemet you should do so early i the day. Last miute decisios to relocate i the face of fire are highly dagerous. If you pla to relocate to a Bushfire Safer Settlemet you will eed to; 4 Idetify where your earest Bushfire Safer Settlemet is ad if there are ay suitable alteratives 4 Factor the Bushfire Safer Settlemet ito your Bushfire Safety ad Survival pla 4 Work out how you will get there ad if there are ay alterative routes to take 4 Work out how log it will take you to get there 4 Decide uder what circumstaces you will relocate ad what your trigger poits for actio will be 4 Pla for your relocatio; whe, where, ad what you will take etc. YOU NEED TO KNOW: Urba areas at the edge of the city ad rural towships will be at risk durig a bushfire. Please check the maps o the CFS website to determie your risk Flickr: Thiboy Fatter Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 15 Step 2: Idetify your Bushfire Risk

18 Bushfire Safer Precict A Bushfire Safer Precict is a place of first resort. It is a place of relative safety ad is a place for people to stay i, or relocate to if their pla is to leave early o a bad fire day. CFS recommeds that if you ited to relocate to a Bushfire Safer Precict you should do so early i the day. Last miute decisios to relocate i the face of fire are highly dagerous. A Bushfire Safer Precict is relatively safe from fire because it is located i a area of geerally low levels of bushfire fuel. Regioal cities ad larger rural towships, provided they meet established criteria, may be classified as Bushfire Safer Precicts. However, properties o the outskirts of such towships may face a higher level of risk whe compared with those earer the cetre of tow. The relative safety of rural iterface properties is cotiget o property owers udertakig appropriate bushfire safety works to esure they do t place themselves or the greater commuity at risk. You should be aware of the followig whe icludig a Bushfire Safer Precict i your Bushfire Safety ad Survival Pla: 4 Idetify where your earest Bushfire Safer Precict is ad if there are ay suitable alteratives 4 Factor idetified Bushfire Safer Precicts ito your pla 4 Work out how you will get there ad if there are ay alterative routes to take 4 Work out how log it will take you to get there 4 Decide uder what circumstaces you will relocate ad what your trigger poits for actio will be 4 Pla for your relocatio; whe, where ad what you will take etc. 4 Be aware that Bushfire Safer Precicts may be subject to spark ad ember attack ad smoke Hady Hit: Look for this logo o the CFS website homepage. Last Resort Refuge A Last Resort Refuge is a place of last resort to be at durig the passage of the fire frot. They are ot iteded for use for exteded periods of time. Last Resort Refuges are beig established i high bushfire risk areas where there are o idetified Bushfire Safer Precicts. It is iteded to provide a place of relative safety but does ot guaratee the survival of those who assemble there ad should oly be accessed whe persoal bushfire survival plas caot be implemeted or have failed. A Last Resort Refuge is a area that provides a level of protectio from the immediate life threateig effects of radiat heat ad direct flame cotact i a bushfire. It should provide a safer level of protectio for people from lethal levels of radiat heat by providig a appropriate separatio distace betwee hazards, particularly vegetatio ad the site of the Last Resort Refuge. There are o guaratees regardig your safety if you choose to relocate to a Last Resort Refuge durig bushfire. Page 16 Bushfire Safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 2: Idetify your Bushfire Risk

19 Wikipedia: Mattibg A Last Resort Refuge should ot be take as a substitute for preparatio of your premises or the udertakig of appropriate bushfire hazard maagemet o your property. It is ot desiged to replace your Bushfire Safety ad Survival Pla. You eed to complete ad practise your Pla before the Bushfire Dager Seaso to esure that you ad your staff are prepared ad kow what to do i the evet of a bushfire. Please be aware of the followig risks associated with Last Resort Refuges: 4 Goig to a Last Resort Refuge is a optio whe other plas have failed 4 Last Resort Refuges are ot a alterative to plaig to either leave early or stayig ad actively defedig your premises 4 Travellig to a Last Resort Refuge may be dagerous. Traffic cogestio, fire activity, heavy smoke, accidets or falle trees may block the route There is o guaratee that you will ot be ijured or killed by fire or radiat heat whe travellig to or shelterig at a Last Resort Refuge 4 Persos usig a Last Resort Refuge should ot expect emergecy services to be preset 4 They may have limited capacity 4 They do ot cater for aimals 4 They do ot provide meals, ameity or special eeds (e.g. for ifats, the elderly, the ill or disabled) 4 They may ot provide shelter from the elemets, particularly flyig embers 4 Not all towships / locatios will have a desigated Last Resort Refuge idetified as assessmet criteria may ot be met. 4 The CFS will cotiue to update the Last Resort Refuge locatios as ew sites are idetified ad assessed. Please visit the CFS website regularly to esure that you have the latest iformatio. 4 It is importat to remember that you must take resposibility for the safety of your people ad yourself durig bushfire regardless of whether you have access to a Last Resort Refuge. Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 17 Step 2: Idetify your Bushfire Risk

20 Your People O days of high fire dager ad durig ad after a bushfire your busiess may be directly affected by the availability or physical ad emotioal preparedess of your staff, parters ad cliets. Hady Hit: Staff There are may factors which ca affect the availability of your staff or voluteers o days of high fire dager or durig a emergecy situatio. Remember that your busiess cotiuity may ot oly be threateed by a direct crisis, it could be as a secodary effect such as school ad childcare closures i dagerous fire coditios. Your staff, voluteers ad/or cliets may have persoal resposibilities uder their ow Bushfire Survival Pla. Schools may be closed ad parets may be uable to fid alterative childcare at short otice. Road closures due to smoke or fire may affect access, with people uable to get to work or cotiue with their jourey. Your staff or cliets could also be emergecy services voluteers (e.g. CFS, SES, Red Cross), whose voluteer services may be required i the evet of a icidet. Physical ad emotioal risk Your Parters Determie the potetial impact of your policies ad procedures o cliets, other busiesses ad cotractors. Egage with your commuity ad commuicate chages i policies ad procedures. Esure that procedures are i place to commuicate chages to ormal operatios at short otice or i emergecies. You eed to thik of the differet ways that you ca iform others of your procedures ad how ay chages i your daily operatios may impact them. YOU NEED TO KNOW: If you have ay doubts about a idividual s ability to cope, they should ot be located i or drivig through a bushfire risk area i dagerous fire weather. You ad your staff eed to be prepared metally ad physically for the ferocity of a bushfire. I a bushfire you will experiece strog gusty wids, itese radiat heat ad flames, heavy smoke which makes it difficult to see ad breathe, embers causig may spot fires, the souds of roarig fires approachig, power, telephoes ad water beig cut off ad a eviromet which ca be dark, oisy ad terrifyig. You eed to realistically cosider the overwhelmig physical ad psychological demads of facig a bushfire. Are you ad your staff prepared, fit ad traied to deal with bushfire emergecies? Cliets Some workers ad people livig i the commuity, particularly childre, older people ad people with disabilities, are at higher risk durig extreme weather coditios or durig a emergecy situatio. Cosider whether your staff or cliets are vulerable or have special eeds ad how this may impact your operatios. Be aware that bushfire smoke or smoke from bur-offs may be hazardous to health, particularly if people have pre-existig respiratory or cardiac disease. Hady Hit: Check what policies or procedures are already i place whe operatig o sites subject to other orgaisatioal or agecy maagemet. They may close i dagerous fire weather or restrict access to their sites. Page 18 Bushfire Safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 2: Idetify your Bushfire Risk

21 Your Busiess As Australia s climate gets dryer, the risk of bushfires icreases each year. With more people livig ad workig i bushfire risk areas, it is more importat tha ever to pla for fires ad make sure your busiess ca survive ad recover quickly whe there is a bushfire. Busiess Cotiuity Every busiess requires differet assets (staff, equipmet, stock, premises, cliets, suppliers, etc) to ru successfully. It s importat to kow how your busiess would be affected if ay of these assets were damaged or temporarily uavailable i the evet of a bushfire. Cosider the potetial impact of a sigificat icidet o your orgaisatio s viability. What is critical to cotiuig your busiess? Do you have the right kid ad the right amout of isurace to cover losses to your busiess? Hady Hit: A fireproof safe is a good ivestmet for storig busiess records. If you store records electroically, cosider usig a olie backup service or makig hard copies o CD or DVD that ca be stored i the safe. What are your legal obligatios? Are your documets ad records stored electroically? Will a power outage be a threat to your busiess cotiuity or cliet ad staff safety? Icorporate potetial bushfire impacts i your busiess cotiuity plaig. Preparig a Risk Maagemet ad Emergecy Cotigecy Pla will help to idetify risks to your busiess assets ad huma resources ad pla how best to maage them. Seek resources to help you i your busiess cotiuity ad emergecy maagemet plaig through the peak body for your sector. Geeral materials are available through the Emergecy Maagemet website at however you may fid that there are templates desiged for your type of busiess or orgaisatio are available through your idustry body. Critical or Essetial Services Determie whether you cosider your orgaisatio s activities to be a essetial or critical service. Ca you chage how, whe ad where you operate to mitigate the risk of bushfire o your operatios, persoel, voluteers ad/or cliets? Importatly, establish your priorities ad determie what could be sacrificed i dagerous fire coditios or i the evet of a bushfire. Cosider whether your staff or orgaisatio has a role i emergecy respose, relief ad/or recovery. If so, esure that your pla icludes the ecessary resourcig ad staffig to carry out these essetial duties. Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 19 Step 2: Idetify your Bushfire Risk

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23 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 3. Prepare your orgaisatio Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 21 Step 2: Idetify your Bushfire Risk

24 STEP 3 Prepare your orgaisatio Prepare your busiess or service cosiderig your specific circumstaces ad requiremets give the advice provided by the Coutry Fire Service. Plaig Every busiess ad orgaisatio eeds to have a Bushfire Safety ad Survival Pla which is tailored to their ow specific circumstaces ad eeds. The size ad complexity of your busiess will also dictate the legth ad detail of your pla. For example, a oe-perso operatio may have a straightforward oe page pla, whereas a regio-wide multi-located operatio may develop a overarchig policy documet ad pla with associated site operatig procedures ad staff istructios. It is importat that you cosider differet scearios whe developig your Bushfire Safety ad Survival Plas. Remember that bushfires ca occur without warig i may differet coditios ad you eed to be prepared to keep your busiess ad your people safe whatever the circumstaces. Have you worked out alterative actios, whe thigs do t go to accordig to Pla A? It is vital that your pla addresses how you ad your staff will act durig the Fire Dager Seaso, whe there is a fire weather warig ad i the evet of a bushfire. Make sure you cosider how you will respod at differet levels of bushfire dager, ot just Catastrophic. Oce you have developed your pla ad procedures, do t forget that they eed to be practised. A practice ru ca highlight weakesses i procedures which ca be fixed well before you face a real bushfire threat. A effective Bushfire Safety ad Survival Pla is maitaied, updated ad tested regularly. Idustrial Legislatio Give the locatio ad ature of your busiess, you will have certai obligatios uder federal ad state legislatio. This icludes the geeral provisios of the Occupatioal Health, Safety ad Welfare Act 1986 that Employers provide a safe workig eviromet ad safe systems of work so far as is reasoably practicable, ad Employees must take reasoable care to protect the employee s ow health ad safety at work, ad must Hady Hit: take reasoable care to avoid adversely affectig the health or safety of ay other perso through a act or omissio at work so far as is reasoable. To esure that your workplace ad facilities comply with relevat legislatio ad regulatios cocerig bushfire safety ad survival, check with your idustry advisory body ad local Coucil. Procedures CFS ca ot guaratee the presece of a fire fightig vehicle ad crew to protect every property or buildig i a major bushfire. It is therefore extremely importat to pla for your orgaisatio s safety ad be self-reliat. Your procedures eed to take ito cosideratio all sites, staff, voluteers, cliets ad aimals. Take ito accout how you will track staff movemets, maitai commuicatio chaels ad moitor Fire Dager Ratigs ad Bushfire Warigs. Bushfire Safety Procedures Determie your everyday bushfire safety procedures with regard to the advice give for the various Fire Dager Ratigs. Your procedures may vary accordig to the level of the Fire Dager Ratig. For example you may eact oe procedure o days where the Fire Dager Ratig is predicted to be Severe ad aother whe it is predicted to be Extreme or Catastrophic. Cosider CFS s key messages for workig ad travellig i bushfire-risk areas as featured i the table o page 23 whe determiig your procedures. Days with a Severe, Extreme or Catastrophic Fire Dager Ratig are characterised by high temperatures, strog ortherly wids ad low humidity. Thik about what you will do o those days; avoid o-essetial travel ad activities that ca place you i areas of high risk. Cosider postpoig your trip or plaig a alterative route. With work-related travel, cosider if the job ca be doe o aother day or i aother locatio. If your premises are outside of a Bushfire Safer Settlemet or Bushfire Safer Precict or if you your staff or cliets are ot able to fed for yourselves i a bushfire situatio, you YOU NEED TO KNOW: Check the Fire Dager Ratigs i weather forecasts every day durig summer. Page 22 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 3: Prepare your orgaisatio

25 may choose to chage your work locatio. If the decisio is delayed the risk of beig caught out i a bushfire icreases dramatically. Cosider workig from aother office or allowig staff to work from home util the Fire Dager Warig or emergecy has passed. Make sure you determie safety procedures for sites, staff, voluteers ad cliets i the evet of a bushfire ad whe there are CFS Watch & Act ad/or Emergecy Warigs. Your level of alert ad procedures eed to escalate accordig to the level of threat posed to your people ad operatios. Eve if your arragemets are to avoid beig i high bushfire risk areas i dagerous fire weather, you eed Hady Hit: How would you operate without power, phoe or water? I dagerous fire weather ad durig icidets, power ad phoe lies may be cut ad mais water may be lost. Make sure you maitai up-todate hard copies of essetial documets ad cliet ad staff details, ad that you have idepedet power ad water sources. to have cotigecy plas. There are may scearios to cosider, such as what you will do if a fire starts quickly i your local area makig roads impassable or travel particularly dagerous. You eed to have other optios plaed. Hady Hit: O days of Total Fire Ba, it is best to postpoe a trip ito bushfire risk areas sice the risk of fire startig ad movig rapidly is extremely high. Flickr: Wiccked Fire Dager Ratig Catastrophic Extreme Severe Very High High Total Fire Ba Recommeded actio for workig i ad travellig i areas of bushfire risk Postpoig your travel ad stayig i or relocatig to a Bushfire Safer Settlemet or Bushfire Safer Precict is the best optio for your safety. Postpoig your travel ad stayig i or relocatig to a Bushfire Safer Settlemet or Bushfire Safer Precict is the best optio for your safety. Postpoig your travel ad stayig i or relocatig to a Bushfire Safer Settlemet or Bushfire Safer Precict is your safest optio. Oly travel if you ad your vehicle are well prepared. Kow how ad where to go i the evet of a bushfire. Moitor the situatio for ay chages. Oly travel through bushfire risk areas if you ad your vehicle are well prepared. Kow where to get more iformatio ad moitor the situatio for ay chages. Be prepared. Kow where to get more iformatio ad moitor the situatio for ay chages. Low - Moderate Be prepared. Kow where to get more iformatio ad moitor the situatio for ay chages. Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 23 Step 3: Prepare your orgaisatio

26 Travel Safety Travellig i the coutry durig the bushfire seaso eeds to be doe with extreme cautio ad vigilace. Pla to restrict or avoid uecessary travel o days of high fire dager. Be prepared ad remember that roads may be closed ad access disallowed durig a emergecy evet. Prepare. Esure your vehicle is properly maitaied for the jourey you are udertakig. Keep several woolle blakets, protective clothig, boots ad a supply of fresh water i your car, just i case you Hady Hit: are caught i a bushfire. If you are aware of bushfires before you commece your jourey, pla a alterative route ad do ot travel to the affected area. If you come across smoke while travellig, tur aroud ad go back. Liste to the radio ad ask locally for help to shelter from radiat heat. Act. I the evet of a bushfire Remai vigilat of your surroudigs, ad follow ay advice or directios provided by emergecy services persoel or via a emergecy broadcast o local radio (see page 26 for frequecies). Let someoe kow your plas ad how to cotact you. Durig a bushfire the critical time for persoal safety is durig the 5 to 10 miutes it takes for the fire frot to pass. As the fire frot passes, properties will be subject to radiat heat, flame cotact, ember attack, smoke, loud oise, darkess, power failure ad o phoe or water. Survive. Protect yourself from radiat heat. Experiece throughout Australia has show lives ca be lost whe people make a last miute paic-stricke attempt to flee a bushfire. Life ad property ca be saved by able bodied people remaiig i their buildigs, give adequate ad timely preparatio ad plaig Radiat heat ca kill. To protect yourself, you eed to cover up, dress appropriately i atural fibres ad take refuge. Solid structures may provide protectio from radiat heat. It caot peetrate through solid objects, which meas your best protectio is i a well-prepared buildig or structure if you are uable to leave the area before the fire starts. Bushfire Survival Stage 1 As the fire frot approaches Research across Australia has show wid-blow sparks ad embers are the biggest cause of home destructio i a bushfire. Stay close to your buildig ad extiguish ay spot fires caused by flyig embers ad sparks. A ember or spark attack ca occur up to a hour before the mai fire frot arrives, ad hours or eve days after. The mai cause of death i bushfires is radiat heat, so it is importat to take shelter i a buildig as the temperature associated with the fire frot rises. It is iadvisable to shelter i a dam, swimmig pool or tak as your face, head ad lugs will be exposed to radiat heat ad smoke. Stage 2 Whe the fire frot arrives Go iside but stay alert as the fire frot approaches. Idetify a room for the elderly, youg or other less able bodied people to shelter i, ot hide. This room should be away from the likely directio of the fire ad have at least two exits. Patrol the buildig for sparks ad embers ad put them out if safe to do so. No warig Do ot go uder the buildig or ito a basemet as you ca become trapped if the buildig catches fire. The fire frot usually passes withi a few miutes, after which it is usually safe to retur outside. Stage 3 After the frot has passed YOU NEED TO KNOW: What to expect i a bushfire Loss of power Loss of reticulated water Loss of phoe cotact Heat, flames, embers, smoke, oise ad darkess Poor or o mobile receptio No fire truck It is essetial to remai vigilat for several hours after the fire frot has passed. Small fires started by embers ca soo bur out of cotrol if they are ot extiguished quickly, so keep checkig. Hose dow the buildigs, payig special attetio to the roof space, widow frames ad uder-floor areas. Remember, buildigs will geerally withstad the iitial passage of a bushfire providig you have followed stadard reductio measures. People who are well prepared ca shelter withi buildigs ad have a excellet chace of savig themselves ad their property. Page 24 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 3: Prepare your orgaisatio

27 Moitorig Cosider how you will track your staff movemets ad maitai commuicatio chaels durig the Fire Dager Seaso. Work out how your orgaisatio will moitor ad pass o iformatio about Fire Dager Ratigs, Emergecy Warig messages ad iformatio from people i the field. Electroic icidet alerts systems may be accessed through the public or private sector, but do t rely o ay oe source for your iformatio. It is importat to remember that some areas of the state have poor or o mobile, ABC radio ad iteret coverage ad that power may be lost durig a emergecy evet. How do I kow if there s a bushfire i my area? Situatioal awareess Ca I smell smoke, ca I see smoke, ca I see a fire, does the sky look differet, ca I hear aircraft or fire trucks? Are the aimals agitated?, News from local commuity etworks, eighbours, colleagues, passig motorists or from a eighbourig commuity or towship CFS Icidet reports ad Emergecy Warig Messages Moitor icidet reports, updates ad warig messages accessed o the website or direct to your RSS feed o computer or mobile phoe or by phoe o the Bushfire Iformatio Hotlie Persoal alertess There are may ways to moitor the Fire Dager Ratigs ad predicted weather as listed below, but the best way to kow if there s a fire i your area is to be alert, watch for smoke or chages i coditios i your area. Remember, that you or your staff maybe the first oes to see a bushfire i your area or whe you are travellig aroud. Whe the weather is very hot ad widy, there is a tedecy for people to close the blids ad tur up the air coditioig. It s better to keep blids ad a widow part ope so that you kow if coditios chage outside. If your office or facility eeds to keep widows ad blids closed for climate cotrol, make sure that someoe has the resposibility to go outside regularly ad keep a eye, ose ad ear o what s happeig outside. Similarly, if you or your staff members eed to drive through bushfire risk areas, stay alert ad watch for sigs of a bushfire. Report ay fires to OOO, ad rig the Bushfire Iformatio Hotlie if you eed further iformatio about a fire. Have reportig processes i place so that staff kow who to rig i the evet of a bushfire ad that the message is passed o to the rest of your team. Emergecy Broadcasters Moitor warig messages ad ews o the radio ad televisio Emergecy Alert Emergecy Warig message may be issued direct to your locally billed ladlie or mobile phoe Local emergecy services Moitor road blocks ad advice from police ad CFS. Flickr: Yaruma5 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 25 Step 3: Prepare your orgaisatio

28 Moitor the Website & Radio Fire ca threate suddely ad without warig so you should always be ready to act. The CFS will provide as much iformatio as possible to help you make a iformed decisio however you may ot always receive a official warig directly. It is recommeded you do ot rely o a sigle source for emergecy iformatio. Moitor the CFS website o your computer or mobile phoe ad your local ABC Radio Emergecy Broadcaster o a battery powered radio. See opposite for a list of radio YOU NEED TO KNOW: Do ot rely o oe sigle source for emergecy warig iformatio. statios who are agreed Emergecy Broadcasters. Trasmitter Area Callsig Frequecy Adelaide FIVEaa 1395 AM Adelaide 891 ABC Adelaide 891 AM Adelaide Mix FM FM Adelaide Cruise 1323 AM 1323 AM Adelaide Triple M FM Adelaide SAFM FM Adelaide Nova FM Adamooka ABC North ad West FM Berri Magic FM Berri 5RM 801 FM Coober Pedy ABC North ad West FM Gledambo ABC North ad West FM Leigh Creek Coalfield ABC North ad West 99.3 FM Leigh Creek South ABC North ad West 1602 AM Marree ABC North ad West FM Mitabie ABC North ad West 88.7 FM Moomba ABC North ad West FM Mout Gambier 1476 ABC South East 1476 AM Murraylads Power FM 98.7 FM Murraylads 5MU 1125 AM Naracoorte 1161 ABC South East 1261 AM Oodadatta ABC North ad West 95.3 FM Port Augusta Magic FM Port Licol 1485 ABC Eyre Peisula 1485 AM Port Licol 5CC 765 AM Port Licol Magic FM Port Pirie 639 ABC North ad West 639 AM Port Pirie 5AU 1242 AM Remark /Loxto 1062 ABC Riverlad 1062 AM Roxby Dows ABC North ad West FM South East 5SE 963 AM South East Star FM 96.1 FM Streaky Bay 693 ABC Eyre Peisula 693 AM Todmorde ABC North ad West FM Woomera ABC North ad West 1584 AM Yalata ABC North ad West FM Page 26 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 3: Prepare your orgaisatio

29 CFS Website ad RSS You ca access up-to date iformatio o Fire Dager Warigs, Total Fire Bas, Icidets ad Emergecy Warig messages directly from the CFS Website. You ca also get iformatio o CFS Warigs ad Icidets directly to your computer or webeabled mobile phoe usig the RSS (Really Simple Sydicatio) feeds. RSS is a set of data formats for sharig iformatio. Thik of it as a ews ticker like the oes you d see o old movies. Addig RSS feeds to your browser or other software allows you to create your ow ews ticker made up of as may RSS feeds as you like. RSS is a free service offered by CFS for use i RSS readers. These RSS feeds may ot be edited or modified ad the liks back to CFS icluded i the feed must be displayed whe used i a website. Alert SA Emergecy Alert Emergecy Alert is a telephoe warig system that emergecy services ca use to sed warig messages to commuities via ladlie telephoes based o the locatio of the hadset, ad to mobile YOU NEED TO KNOW: Stay alert durig the Fire Dager Seaso. Use your ose, eyes ad ears. Watch out for smoke i your viciity.. phoes, based o the billig address. I the case of a emergecy, you may receive a voice message o your ladlie or a text message o your mobile phoe. If you receive a Emergecy Alert ad wat more iformatio, follow the istructios i the message, cotact the Bushfire Iformatio Hotlie or visit the CFS website. Make sure you uderstad the usefuless ad the limitatios of the Emergecy Alert system ad commuicate this to your staff, voluteers ad cliets. Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 3: Prepare your orgaisatio Page 27

30 Frequetly Asked Questios - What is Emergecy Alert? Why is t the message goig to mobile phoes based o the locatio of the mobile phoe at the time of the emergecy? Due to limitatios i techology, it is ot curretly possible to sed messages based o the locatio of the hadset at the time of the icidet. A feasibility study ito itroducig this techology is curretly uderway. Whe will Emergecy Alert be used? Emergecy Alert will be used to war people i a rage of emergecy situatios, icludig bushfires ad other extreme weather evets. I a emergecy, you may receive a voice message o your ladlie or a text message o your mobile phoe. Will I always receive a Emergecy Alert i a emergecy? No. If you work i a bushfire area you should have a bushfire survival pla, check the Fire Dager Ratig ad liste to your local ABC radio statio for warigs. There is o guaratee you will receive a Emergecy Alert telephoe warig message, ifrastructure may be damaged by the fire, or the fire may be movig too quickly to issue a message. The power cut will have impacted ladlie services with a cordless phoe. What services are available for those who do t speak Eglish? The alert you receive will be writte ad spoke i Eglish so it is importat that everyoe recogises the Stadard Emergecy Warig Sigal ad the word Emergecy. Prit advertisig ad these frequetly asked questios (FAQs) will be traslated i up to 30 laguages. Maagers ad colleagues eed to discuss this system with people who do t speak Eglish so they are iformed ad aware i the evet that they receive a alert. Where ca I fid out more about the emergecy I ve received the message about? The alert you receive will direct you to seek further iformatio from a website, phoe umber or your local ABC radio statio. What happes if staff receive a alert o your mobile at work? Alerts do ot replace existig workplace emergecy arragemets. You must follow curret emergecy maagemet arragemets i place at your workplace. Does it matter which phoe carrier or etwork I m with? You will receive the alert regardless of who provides your telephoe service. What capacity does Emergecy Alert have? The system has the capacity to sed 300 text messages per secod ad 1,000 voice messages per miute. Alerts will be set to specific areas ad people i that area will receive the message aroud the same time. Ca I call if I missed the origial message? No - this umber ca oly sed messages, it caot receive icomig calls. I have a ulisted umber - do I still get calls? Yes. How does Emergecy Alert maage mobile phoe blackspot areas? If you live i a area that is i a mobile blackspot, it is importat to have a ladlie phoe to receive a alert. The ladlie phoe should ot be cordless as these phoes do ot work i a power blackout. How do I kow if the message/call is legitimate ad ot a hoax? The caller ID umber or message header o your phoe displays the umber The message tells you where to go to get further iformatio. You ca also check with other sources, for example radio, websites or eighbours to cofirm the autheticity of the message. What will the alert say? While every message is differet, the alert will provide official ad authorised emergecy iformatio o the curret situatio, tell you what actios eed to be take ad also give you a referece to get further iformatio or advice. Whe you pick up your ladlie phoe you will hear the Stadard Emergecy Warig Sigal followed by the words Emergecy, Emergecy. The ladlie message will be spoke i Eglish so if you do ot uderstad the message, you should ask a colleague for assistace. Who pays for the alert? You are ot charged ad will ot have to pay for the alert. Ca I opt out? No. Who seds these alerts? Alerts are issued by emergecy services authorities such as fire, emergecy services, ad police i each State or Territory. Each State ad Territory has people traied i usig the system ad they will decide if a telephoe alert eeds to be issued to a commuity. Do I eed to sig up? No. You do ot eed to register for Emergecy Alert. Lear more about this system at Page 28 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 3: Prepare your orgaisatio

31 CFS Watch & Act ad Emergecy Warigs There are three levels of messages that ca be issued durig a bushfire o radio ad the CFS website. You eed to uderstad the differet messages ad what they mea for you. These messages will alert you to dager so that you ca take actio. However, if you are i a bushfire risk area it is importat that you remai vigilat durig the summer ad do ot rely solely o these messages as there is o guaratee you will receive oe i time. A bushfire may impact upo you more quickly tha CFS is able to respod. The three levels of messages are: Bushfire Emergecy Warig message A Emergecy Warig message is the highest level of message. The message tells you that you will be impacted by fire ad you eed to take actio immediately. This message will be preceded by a emergecy warig sigal (a sire soud) to get your attetio. The message will also cotai iformatio about the severity of the fire, time to impact ad what you should do. Bushfire Watch ad Act message A Watch ad Act message alerts you that a fire is approachig, coditios are chagig, ad that your life may come uder threat. You eed to act ow to prepare for the approachig fire frot ad protect yourself ad your family. Bushfire Advice message YOU NEED TO KNOW: You should take all of these messages seriously, cosider the iformatio carefully ad eact your Bushfire Safety ad Survival Pla. A fire has started. There is o immediate dager. This is geeral iformatio to keep you up to date with developmets. A fire may pose o threat to life or property because: Directed Evacuatio Make sure that you, your staff, voluteers ad cliets uderstad that a directed evacuatio is ulikely to occur ad that you eed to be resposible for your ow safety. However, there are legislative powers uder which a directed evacuatio could occur. Powers to direct a evacuatio i South Australia are held by the Coutry Fire Service ad the Metropolita Fire Service uder the South Australia Fire ad Emergecy Services Act 2005, ad the South Australia Police ad other emergecy services uder the Emergecy Maagemet Act I all circumstaces, ay decisio to direct a evacuatio would oly be made by the agecy resposible for the maagemet of the icidet (the Cotrol Agecy) i sufficiet time ad where adequate resources are available to cotrol ad maage the evacuatio safely. The positio of the State s Emergecy Maagemet Agecies is that: As far as is possible, members of the commuity should decide for themselves whether to stay or go whe threateed by a emergecy. The decisio to evacuate or recommed evacuatio will oly be made by the authorities whe it is evidet that loss of life or ijury is immiet ad almost certai. The aim is to evacuate or recommed evacuatio as early as practicable. Late evacuatios may compoud the risk by potetially exposig commuities ad idividuals to greater levels of risk. The aim is also to allow the retur of evacuees to their properties as early as is practical. YOU NEED TO KNOW: Do ot wait for someoe to advise you to leave. You may receive o warig message. It may be a small, cotrollable fire It is a fuel reductio bur beig coducted by fire agecies It is a fire burig i a remote area away from people, homes or structures Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 29 Step 3: Prepare your orgaisatio

32 Aimals ad Livestock If your orgaisatio cares for aimals or livestock, make sure that appropriate procedures are i place for their safety durig the Fire Dager Seaso. Esure that provisio is made for their care ad trasport as required durig fire dager weather or prior to, durig ad after the passage of fire. Smaller aimals If your premises are ot located withi a Bushfire Safer Settlemet or a Bushfire Safer Precict, you may wish to relocate your aimals to a safer place o fire dager days. If you do pla to leave early, do so while it is still safe to do so. Check your emergecy kit to esure you have leads ad cotaiers of water ready. Hadle your aimals firmly but reassurigly. Cover cages with a woolle blaket or wet towel ad secure all pets i vehicles. Keep i mid that if there is a fire you may ot be allowed to retur to your premises for some time. If you pla to stay ad defed, keep small aimals iside so they are close by. Livestock Your optios will obviously deped o the size of your property, the umber of stock ad where your aimals are kept. However, the followig suggestios may help, with forward plaig. Idetify the safest paddock o your property or eighbourig property. For example, oe which cotais a water supply, has clear access, is well grazed with miimum fuel to carry fire. Ad: Hady Hit: If aimals do sustai burs the best form of immediate first aid is spogig with cold water util proper veteriary care is available. Cosider fecig the safe paddock with steel or cocrete posts so the fece is fireproof If your fecig is electric cosider what may happe if the power supply is cut off durig a fire Cosider havig gates i iteral property boudaries so stock ca be easily moved to other areas without beig take dow a road If you are at work durig the day, cosider movig stock ito the safe paddock the ight before a fire dager day If possible thoroughly water the safe paddock the ight before a day of high fire dager. If fire threates The followig suggestios are most applicable to horses but may help other types of livestock: Hose your aimals all over ad do ot scrape off Remove all equipmet from your aimal rugs bur, YOU NEED TO KNOW: Leavig late is a deadly optio. Eve quiet horses may paic i a float filled with smoke or whe exposed to the oise of sires.. plastic headstalls melt ad metal buckles may get hot Move the aimals ito a ope space with the least vegetatio DO NOT shut aimals ito a stable or small yard. Aimals will suffer miimal burs if give the maximum space ad ca cope well o their ow if they ca move ito the ope. Horses Every horse ower s situatio differs accordig to the size ad ature of their horse eterprise. Cosider your survival pla early, before the hot weather arrives, such as plas to: Move horses to a safer locatio durig the summer O days of high fire dager, relocate early i the day or eve relocate the horses to a safe area the ight before. Idetify a safe area o your property where horses ca be placed if relocatio is ot possible Leave horses i well grazed paddocks if they are o weekeders i high risk areas Orgaise fire-safe gear for horses. Do t use sythetic (ylo or plastic) halters or lead ropes Hady Hit: For more iformatio o gettig your horses bushfire ready or to fid a Horse Owers Bushfire Buddy Network go to Idetify your horses: Permaetly idetified horses (e.g. micro-chipped, braded or idetified by a drawig) will be more readily reuited with their owers if separatio occurs durig a bushfire) Prepare a relocatio kit. Store the kit i a easily accessible locatio ad do t use it for aythig but emergecies. Equip a plastic rubbish bi (with lid) with the followig: 4 Wire cutters ad a sharp kife 4 Torch, battery powered radio ad fresh batteries 4 Water bucket 4 Extra lead rope ad head collar 4 Woolle blaket ad towels 4 Equie first aid items 4 Aythig that you feel is essetial for the first 24 hours Post your bushfire safety procedures i a clearly visible place together with the local vet telephoe umber ad your property s map referece. Page 30 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 3: Prepare your orgaisatio

33 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 4. Prepare your people Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 31 Step 2: Idetify your Bushfire Risk

34 STEP 4 Prepare your people Preparig your people emotioally to cope with the threat of bushfire is as importat as the practical traiig i bushfire safety procedures ad the physical preparatios of your worksites, machiery ad equipmet. Practisig the actios i your Bushfire Safety ad Survival Pla will prepare you ad your people to be able to respod automatically ad appropriately to a fire weather warig ad durig a bushfire threat. Make sure all staff kow what their resposibilities are durig the summer ad i the evet of a bushfire. Update ad practise your pla together every year. Hady Hit: All people workig i high-risk areas eed to have a preprepared checklist of what to do i the evet of a bushfire. Iclude simple thigs that ca be acted upo immediately. To make a worksite checklist easier to follow divide it up ito thigs to do iside ad outside the buildig before, durig ad after a bushfire has passed. Commuicatio It is essetial that you egage with your staff ad commuicate bushfire risks ad safety policies. Make sure that your cliets, busiess parters ad cotractors are aware of your bushfire safety policies ad procedures. Cosider the timig ad effectiveess of commuicatio methods. Discussio betwee maagemet ad staff about persoal bushfire survival plas is essetial ad eeds to occur prior to summer. Hady Hit: Esure that procedures are i place to commuicate chages to ormal operatios at short otice or i emergecies. Remember that power failures will prevet cordless phoes from workig, smoke ca CFS Brochures are available i a variety of formats, Prit i hard copies ad o-lie (Pdf), audio, large prit, ad 19 laguages. Check the CFS website for details iterfere with mobile phoe fuctio ad fires may damage telephoe ifrastructure i your area. Esure you have multiple methods of commuicatig iformatio to your staff ad cliets, use a variety of methods appropriate to your audiece, icludig: 4 Persoal 4 Phoe, ladlie ad mobile 4 Textig 4 Telephoe trees 4 Circulars ad memos 4 Documets ad publicatios 4 Newsletters 4 Posters 4 Updates 4 4 RSS 4 Social etworkig sites 4 Commuity etworks 4 Orgaisatioal etworks 4 Radio 4 Televisio Cosider your audiece ad make sure that your commuiqués are available i appropriate formats for people with a hearig or visio disability or i differet laguages for culturally ad liguistically diverse commuities. Page 32 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 4: Prepare your people

35 Traiig Trai your staff i bushfire safety procedures, esurig that you practise your pla ad familiarise idividuals with bushfire survival actios. Icorporate bushfire safety policy ad procedures ito your iductio processes for ew persoel ad do t forget to refresh staff skills ad kowledge each year prior to the Fire Dager Seaso. Bushfire safety ad survival is a complex issue ad simply ig a copy of a pla aroud to your team will ot be sufficiet. People eed to be give the opportuity to lear at their ow pace ad i a variety of ways. Formal sessios, facilitated workshops, iformal discussios, site ispectios, practice drills ad scearios ca all be part of your traiig program. Bushfire Ready for Busiess Hady Hit: Display checklists of What to do o a day of Total Fire Ba ad What to do i the evet of a bushfire i strategic locatios i your workplace Remember that o days where the Fire Dager Ratig is predicted to be Extreme or Catastrophic it is advisable to leave your property. This is because buildigs may ot provide sufficiet protectio uder these aticipated fire coditios. The CFS Commuity Educatio Uit has developed a umber of Bushfire Ready sessios ad resources specifically for busiess ad orgaisatios ad their staff. These sessios aim to assist busiess ad orgaisatios to help you prepare staff ad systems for the ext bushfire seaso. Lear about bushfire behaviour, Fire Dager Ratigs ad Bushfire Safer Places Lear about the CFS s key advice for workig ad travellig durig the Fire Dager Seaso Lear how to prepare a Bushfire Safety ad Survival Pla for your busiess Fid out what resources are available to help you develop your Pla ad keep yourselves ad your cliets safe. Lear about the Fire Dager Ratigs ad emergecy warig messages ad have cofidece i the advice you give to staff ad cliets. Explore optios for operatig safely durig days of high fire dager, cosiderig your idividual circumstaces If you are part of a Idustry Group that would like to hear more, or share cocers with eighbourig busiesses who would like to lear with you, please cotact us to arrage a free traiig sessio ad resources. Emotioal ad Physical Preparatio Preparig yourself ad your staff to survive a bushfire requires thought ad plaig. With a writte ad practised Bushfire Safety ad Survival Pla ad well-maitaied premises ad equipmet there is a much better chace of survivig a bushfire. Your Pla also eeds to cosider how you ad your staff will be affected both physically ad emotioally. Preparig yourself psychologically, or emotioally, to cope with a bushfire is as importat as the preparatio of your facilities ad surroudigs. Although every idividual will cope differetly with a frighteig evet, there are strategies that ca be used to better prepare so that you ca resist the atural reactio to paic. Beig psychologically prepared may also help you to adjust better followig the evet, ad reduce the psychological distress ad logerterm metal health cosequeces that may be caused by a bushfire. It is essetial to thik beforehad about how you, your staff, YOU NEED TO KNOW: Emotioal preparatio is just as importat as physical preparatio. your voluteers ad cliets will react durig a bushfire threat. You ca develop a pla for preparig, psychologically ad physically, by discussig bushfire experieces with your team Developig a Bushfire Safety ad Survival Pla will help you to make the importat decisio of where you ad your staff will be operatig i dagerous fire weather ad if you eed to stay ad actively defed your premises or leave early. Both optios ivolve difficult choices that you eed to thik through depedig o your circumstaces ad the predicted fire coditios. Before makig your decisio, make sure everyoe has a uderstadig of fire behaviour, Fire Dager Ratigs, their implicatios, what to expect, ad how fires have behaved i your district o previous occasios. Idetify what will be eeded ad prepare your worksites. Thik about what you might feel ad what you are willig to deal with. Thik about other fearful situatios you have bee through ad how you maaged. Durig a bushfire you eed to be focused o the immediate problem, ot tryig to do everythig at oce. Practisig the actios i your Bushfire Safety & Survival Pla will prepare you to be able to respod automatically ad appropriately durig a bushfire threat. How we respod to the iitial threat ad maage the stress will be differet for each of us. Recogisig the sigs of stress, ad uderstadig how you ca maage these resposes ad your emotios will assist i your decisio makig ad bushfire preparatio. Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 33 Step 4: Prepare your people

36 Bushfire Survival Kits Esure that all staff have access to persoal protective clothig ad safety equipmet whe workig i areas subject to bushfire risk. If your facility is located i a bushfire risk area, you eed to prepare ad maitai Bushfire Survival Kits for the duratio of the Fire Dager Seaso. Store them i a accessible ad kow locatio. A Bushfire Survival Kits may cotai: 4 Your emergecy procedures checklist 4 Battery powered AM/FM radio plus spare batteries 4 A torch 4 Woolle blakets 4 A first aid kit 4 Isurace papers ad essetial documets icludig staff ad cliet cotact details 4 Sacks ad water 4 Clothig 4 Mobile phoe 4 Items specific to your staff or cliet eeds Hady Hit: Make provisio for the safe storage of core busiess documets such as fiacial papers, property titles ad isurace documets. Protective clothig Whether you are leavig early or stayig to defed your busiess, wearig protective clothig will icrease your chace of survival agaist radiat heat. Each perso will eed: 4 Natural fabrics such as cotto, deim or wool sythetics ca melt or bur 4 A log sleeved shirt made from thick cotto or wool to prevet burs to the upper body ad arms 4 A pair of heavy cotto pats or overalls to shield your legs 4 Sturdy leather work boots ad a pair of wool socks to prevet burs to the feet Hady Hit: Despite the heat, it is importat you do ot wear summer clothes durig a fire. Remember, sythetic fibres will melt or bur ad thogs offer o protectio. 4 A wide brimmed hat to stop embers from droppig oto your head 4 Work gloves to protect your hads 4 A pair of goggles to safeguard our eyes agaist smoke, embers ad debris i the air 4 A smoke mask or cloth to cover your ose ad mouth to protect you from ihalig smoke ad embers. Page 34 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 4: Prepare your people

37 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 5. Prepare your worksite Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 35 Step 2: Idetify your Bushfire Risk

38 STEP 5 Prepare your worksite The better prepared your buildigs, facilities, equipmet, vehicles ad surroudigs, the more likely they will survive a bushfire ad the more safety it will offer you ad your people. Buildigs ad property I the evet of a bushfire, a well prepared, well costructed ad actively defeded property may offer safety durig a fire whe the Fire Dager Idex is less tha 100. However, o days where the Fire Dager Ratig is predicted to be Extreme or Catastrophic, avoidig high bushfire risk areas or leavig early is the safest optio. Work out if your facilities are costructed to meet the latest regulatios for buildigs i bushfire risk areas (Australia Stadard AS : Costructio of buildigs i bushfire-risk areas ad Sectio F8, South Australia Housig Code May 2009). Udertake a bushfire risk assessmet for your buildigs ad work sites. Preparig your property from bushfire attack should start well before the fire dager seaso begis. There are measures that you ca take to protect your property from ember ad spark attack, radiat heat ad flame cotact. Preparatio is a essetial key throughout the year for all buildigs to esure that you, your property ad your staff survive. A well prepared buildig is more likely to survive a bushfire tha oe that has t bee prepared. Eve if you leave the property there is a greater chace that your buildig will be saved if you have udertake preparatios. Ladscapig Reducig the amout of available fuel o a property is oe of the most critical compoets of preparig for bushfires. Measures that should be take before the fire seaso iclude: 4 Removig dead braches, leaves ad udergrowth from aroud your buildig especially uder trees. 4 Pruig tree limbs that are lower tha two metres above the groud or overhagig your buildig. 4 Cuttig log grass withi 20 metres of your buildigs, sheds or garages. 4 Removig bark, heavy mulch, wood piles ad ay other flammable materials close to the buildig ad sheds. There are various other measures that ca be take i the garde to protect your buildig these iclude: 4 Istall a sprikler system to wet dow the vegetatio ad your buildig to reduce the impact of radiat heat, sparks ad embers. All fittigs should be metal as plastic melts. 4 Esure access to a idepedet water supply such as a tak, dam or swimmig pool of at least 5000 litres for a domestic sized buildig. Do ot rely o mais water beig available durig a fire. 4 Istall a petrol/diesel-drive water pump ad make sure hoses are log eough to reach aroud the buildig. 4 Costruct a stoe wall, earth barrier, or fece close to the buildig as a radiat heat shield. 4 Plat lower flammability vegetatio, icludig plats ad trees with high water ad salt cotet, low i volatile oil with little or o dead materials, with smooth bark ad o overhagig braches. 4 Plat trees ad shrubs with space betwee them so they do ot form a cotiuous caopy. Flickr: Isiomiac86 Page 36 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 5: Prepare your workplace

39 Ember-proofig i ad aroud your buildigs There are various ways i which a buildig ca bur durig a bushfire radiat heat ahead of the fire frot, burig debris fallig o the buildig ad direct flame cotact. Research has show that the biggest cause, is sparks ad embers ladig o or ear your buildig that ca trigger a fire before, ad for hours after, the bushfire has passed. Sparks ad embers ca eter a buildig wherever there is a gap, such as uder roofig tiles, uder the floor i crevices, widow sills ad vets, ad uder veradahs. Some basic measures to improve your buildig safety are: Smooth surface. Pait or refurbish dried exterior timber, remove ooks or craies where leaves ad debris ca gather. Try to have o flammable areas such as pathways, driveways ad laws istalled aroud your buildig. Roofig. Well-secured metal roofig is preferable. A tiled roof eeds to be well fitted with fire-resistat sarkig (that is, fibreglass-based alumiium foil). Walls. Choose o-flammable wall materials such as brick, mud brick ad fibre cemet. Viyl weatherboards, rough timber ad other claddig ca warp or catch fire. Gaps i exteral roof ad wall claddig eed to be sealed. Skylights. Istall wire-reiforced glass or a thermo plastic cover o skylights as plastic ca melt ad glass ca break i itese heat. YOU NEED TO KNOW: Make sure your fuel supplies ad hazardous chemicals are stored safely ad i accordace with the relevat legislatio ad regulatios. Widows, crevices ad vets. Spark-proof the buildig with metal flywire screes o widows ad doors, or istall fire resistat metal shutters. Cover all wall cavities ad scree vets i the roof space i fie wire mesh. Eclose areas uder decks ad floors. Property access. Gateways should be at least three metres wide ad there should be clear access with clear through access ad a turaroud poit for fire-fightig vehicles. Gutters. Regularly clea gutters ad remove leaves ad bark from ay areas where they become trapped. Sprikler system. A buildig bushfire sprikler system that directs water over the roof, widows, doors ad uderfloor areas is oe of the most effective ways of protectig agaist radiat heat, direct flame ad ember attack. Seek professioal advice for desig ad istallatio. Metal shutters Shutters provide protectio from radiat heat ad also prevet widbore debris from shatterig glass, which ca allow sparks ad embers to eter the buildig (Be aware that although shutters icrease your safety, they ca prevet you from observig the progress of the fire oce you have retreated iside the buildig). Security mesh, metal flywire ad security grade titig. These are also suitable for protectig widows from widbore debris ad may provide some protectio from radiat heat. Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 37 Step 5: Prepare your workplace

40 Native Vegetatio Maagemet Does your worksite have a defedable space with at least 20 metres cleared of flammable materials ad vegetatio? Depedig upo the topography ad type of vegetatio of your site, you may eed a greater clearace area tha this to create a defedable space. Use the CFS Household Bushfire Risk Assessmet tool to help work out the recommeded clearace ad vegetatio maagemet area for your site. Hady Hit: Simple ad user-friedly publicatios about South Australia s Native Vegetatio Regulatios are available through the CFS website ad the Native Vegetatio Coucil website Give this iformatio, if you eed to reduce fuel loads i ative vegetatio beyod 20 metres from your buildigs, you will eed to comply with the requiremets of the Native Vegetatio regulatios. These Regulatios were revised i 2009 to streamlie the process of gettig your property bushfire ready. Refer to the table below to help you decide whether you eed to apply for authority to clear. Do I eed approval to clear ative vegetatio o my property? Reaso? To protect a buildig To protect a structure To reduce fuel strategically To costruct a fuel break To costruct fire access tracks What ca be doe? You ca reduce, modify or remove ative vegetatio withi 20m of a buildig (icludig overhagig limbs). Sigificat trees may be protected uder Developmet Act Cotact your local Coucil for further iformatio. You ca modify or remove ative vegetatio further tha 20m from a buildig to reduce fuel loads You ca reduce, modify or remove ative vegetatio withi 5m of a structure (icludig overhagig limbs). Sigificat trees may be protected uder Developmet Act Cotact your local Coucil for further iformatio. You ca modify or remove ative vegetatio further tha 5m from a structure to reduce fuel loads Fuel loads ca be strategically reduced or modified o ay private or public lad You ca remove vegetatio to costruct a fuel break up to 5m wide I some regios you ca remove ative vegetatio to costruct a fuel break up to 7.5m wide ( Native Vegetatio maagemet guide reducig the impact of bushfires available at ) O a property used for primary productio, you ca remove ative vegetatio uder certai circumstaces to costruct a fuel break up to 20m wide You ca remove ative vegetatio uder certai circumstaces to costruct fuel breaks greater tha 20m wide You ca remove ative vegetatio to costruct fire access tracks that are cosistet with the stadards available from the Native Vegetatio Coucil Is approval eeded? NO YES NO YES YES NO NO YES YES YES Page 38 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 5: Prepare your workplace

41 Bushfire Shelters If your buildigs caot be prepared to a satisfactory stadard for bushfire protectio, you may choose to iclude a bushfire shelter close to your facility i your preparatios. A bushfire shelter, commoly kow as a buker, is a structure built adjacet to a home or buildig specifically to provide shelter from fire. A persoal bushfire fire shelter should be regarded as a optio of last resort, ad must be used i cojuctio with other plaed measures. Where people are plaig to rely o these shelters, they should be urged to cosider how they will react i the face of a life threateig bushfire. It is essetial that the shelters are desiged, built ad maitaied i accordace with relevat Australia Stadards ad atioal recommeded performace stadards. It is importat to ote that that the desig, sitig ad costructio of a suitable buker ca be complex ad expesive. The Australia Buildig Codes Board (ABCB) has developed a Performace Stadard for Private Bushfire Shelters for the desig ad costructio of private bushfire shelters. A copy of this Stadard is available through the CFS website ad the ABCB. It must be emphasised that private bushfire shelters built to this stadard are ot a stad-aloe solutio to keepig safe durig a bushfire. Techical buildig stadards are oly oe way of mitigatig risk ad misplaced reliace o a buker ca be life threateig. However, a shelter could be a useful Pla B whe efforts to defed a buildig have failed, or whe for some reaso it has ot bee possible to leave the property. Cotact your local coucil regardig the applicatio ad plaig process to build a bushfire shelter. Hady Hit: Make sure that your Buildig Fire Safety Systems are adequate ad up to date. Iformatio about Buildig Fire Safety ca be foud at the Metropolita Fire Service website at YOU NEED TO KNOW: Do ot rely o a Bushfire Shelter as your sole protective measure for workig or livig i a bushfireproe area. Use them oly as a optio of last resort, i cojuctio with other plaed measures. Plaig ad Developmet Regulatios Give the locatio ad ature of your busiess, you may eed to comply with buildig, plaig ad developmet regulatios if you decide to exted your buildigs or modify your operatios i a desigated Bushfire Protectio Area. Further iformatio about the plaig requiremets i Bushfire Protectio Areas ca be foud at developmet-plas/bushfire-protectio-areas The Plaig SA website also has liks ad importat iformatio regardig the Buildig Code of Australia (BCA), Buildig Advisory Notices ad the SA Housig Code. The Bushfire Protectio Areas are subject to bushfire-related plaig ad buildig requiremets, depedig upo the level of bushfire risk determied for the area ad may iclude features such as havig dedicated water supplies for fire fightig; buffer zoes betwee homes ad flammable or combustible vegetatio; appropriate access roads; ad buildig features which icrease bushfire protectio (e.g. spark ad ember protectio). Please ote that your buildigs will also be subject to Buildig Fire Safety requiremets, i additio to bushfire-related requiremets. Complete ad up to date versios of the SA Developmet Act 1993 ad SA Developmet Regulatios ca be foud olie o the SA Legislatio website Flickr: Isiomiac86 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 39 Step 5: Prepare your workplace

42 Fire Fightig Equipmet ad Water supply Whether or ot you pla to stay ad defed your worksite, if your site is i a bushfire risk area you eed to esure that you have the resources, equipmet ad water supply to effectively fight a fire ad keep your people safe. Always maitai ad regularly test your plat ad equipmet ad esure that a adequate water supply is available for fire fightig. Cosider the geeral tidiess of your buildigs ad worksites ad keep your workshops, sheds ad depots eat ad tidy. Water supplies Because the easiest, most effective way to extiguish fire is to apply water, it is importat to have adequate, accessible water storage ad a effective way of distributig it. If you are o a reticulated water supply, everyoe i the area, icludig the CFS, will be usig the mais water supply, causig a severe loss i water pressure. How much water will you eed? This is a difficult questio to aswer. Some buildigs have bee saved usig bucketed water from a small gravity-fed tak, while others equipped with pools ad pumps have bee lost. However, the CFS recommeds at least 5000 litres for firefightig (usig a fire pump with hoses etc) or 22,000 litres if you have istalled a sprikler system for a domestic-sized buildig. A commercial facility will eed a much larger supply. Ideas for water storage 4 Place 200 litre drums ad buckets i strategic locatios ad fill them at the start of the fire dager seaso. 4 Rubbish bis ad stock-feed bis ca be filled o fire dager days. 4 Your hot water service may have water. Make sure you kow how to access it safely. 4 Taks vary i size from 1000 litres to 20,000 litres ad preferred materials iclude galvaised iro ad cocrete, 4 A appropriate tap fittig will eable CFS to tap ito your water supply. 4 If your buildig is o mais water you ca Hady Hit: Remember to prepare ad maitai your commuicatio equipmet durig the Fire Dager Seaso. Keep mobile phoes charged ad operatig. Hady Hit: Fid more iformatio about water supplies, pumps, spriklers ad equipmet o the CFS website. ru it through a storage tak makig sure your tak is always full. Page 40 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 5: Prepare your workplace

43 Water distributio optios Kapsacks Kapsack sprays are fairly heavy, but may be half-filled for greater portability. Hoses Use a large diameter garde hose (19mm) or specialised fire fightig hose. Hoses should be fitted with a adjustable fire fightig ozzle that is capable of withstadig the pump pressure ad be able to reach every poit of a buildig. Fire fightig Pumps A 5 hp petrol or dieselpowered pump with maual or electric start is Hady Hit: For further iformatio o the maagemet of farms to mitigate the risk of bushfire refer to The Farmig Guidelies for the Reductio of Bushfire Risk available from the CFS website sa.gov.au. These Guidelies promote a plaed ladscape approach to bushfire protectio ad fuel reductio works o farms, icludig stubble height reductio. ideal for most situatios. Test the pump regularly prior to ad durig summer. Sprikler Systems Specially desiged plumbig systems of strategically placed taps ad spriklers are extremely useful i areas of extreme fire dager. Other optios Iclude a bucket ad mop - they do t eed fuel, ca be relied o to fuctio ad will cope with most small fires. Vehicles & Machiery Work ad travel i the coutry durig the bushfire seaso eeds to be doe with extreme cautio ad vigilace. You eed to keep your vehicles ad machiery maitaied, fuel taks filled, ad 4 Always carry woolle blakets ad a supply of water i the vehicle. 4 Regularly check the exhaust system ad remove ay build up of flammable material caught i the vehicle s exhaust pipe, muffler or catalytic coverter. 4 Restrict off road drivig to tracks where grass is low ad park oly i cleared areas. 4 Always carry a kapsack spray or fire extiguisher o machiery. 4 Maitai a farm fire fightig uit with its ow pump, motor hoses ad water tak ready to use whe harvestig, burig-off, weldig or coductig other farm operatios (this a legislated requiremet for some machiery as part of their operatio durig the fire dager seaso). 4 Do ot carry drums of fuel o tractors. Vibratio may cause leaks. 4 Never refuel ay machie while the egie is ruig ad always keep a suitable fire extiguisher o had. Pump ad water supplies should be placed i a area that is protected from the impact of fire, but is still easily accessible. Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 41 Step 5: Prepare your workplace

44 Mowers ad Slashers Rotary mowers or slashers, used i stubble retetio practices, ca start bushfires whe the blades strike stoes ad geerate sparks. The CFS advises that mowers, especially rotary types should ot be used i dry grass, stubble or crops o days whe there is the chace of fires startig ad spreadig. Cotact your local coucil Fire Prevetio Officer to obtai a copy of the local Code of Practice for Mowig ad Slashig i your coucil area. Should a fire start ad escape durig slashig the operator may be liable to a fie of up to $5,000 ad face possible litigatio from ay affected eighbour. I compliace with the SA Fire ad Emergecy Services Act, whe usig a mower or slasher, chai saw, brush cutter or edger durig the fire dager seaso you must either: Clear a four metre area of all flammable material right aroud the area to be cut, or Have a kapsack or extiguisher ad a rake or shovel o had. Ay tractor powered by a iteral combustio egie must also have the appropriate exhaust system as listed below: All egie exhaust emitted by the egie or vehicle exits through the system; The system is desiged to prevet the escape of burig material from the system; The system is desiged to prevet heated parts of the system from comig ito cotact with flammable material; The system is i good workig order; Egie exhaust emitted by a turbocharged egie, by meas of a device commoly kow as a waste gate, will be take to exit through the exhaust system of the egie or vehicle. Griders ad Welders Sparks from agle griders, welders, oxy cuttig tools, ad other gas fired appliaces used durig summer ca also cause bushfires. All operators eed to observe the rules for usig these appliaces outdoors durig the fire dager seaso ad comply with the SA Fire ad Emergecy Services Act. This equipmet ca oly be used outdoors whe there is o Total Fire Ba i force ad eve the a four metre space must be cleared ad the operator must have a kapsack or water extiguisher o had. Dampe dow the area with water prior to commecig work as a additioal precautio. O Total Fire Ba days a permit is required from the local coucil. Illegal use ca result i fies of up to $5,000 for a first offece. Someoe must be preset at all times whe this equipmet is beig used Maiteace of Machiery Plat operators eed to take precautios to esure that every item of equipmet they operate, which geerates heat i oe form or aother, is i good workig order ad is ot likely to igite dry grass, crops or other flammable substaces durig operatios. Check: All machiery ad vehicle egies are free from ay mechaical defects that could cause a fire. A efficiet kapsack spray ad rake or shovel is carried ready for use. A ie litre water extiguisher ca be carried as a alterative. Statioary egies, icludig geerators, are operated withi a four metre clearace of all flammable material ad a rake or shovel is at had at all times durig the operatio. Ay iteral combustio egie must also have a exhaust system where: All egie exhaust emitted by the egie or vehicle exits through the system; ad The system is desiged to prevet the escape of burig material from the system; ad The system is desiged to prevet heated parts of the system from comig ito cotact with flammable material; ad The system is i good workig order; ad Egie exhaust emitted by a turbocharged egie by meas of a device commoly kow as a waste gate, will be take to exit through the exhaust system of the egie or vehicle. Page 42 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 5: Prepare your workplace

45 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 6. Prepare & Practise Your Pla Flickr: Isiomiac86 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Page 43 Step 2: Idetify your Bushfire Risk

46 STEP 6 Prepare & Practise Your Pla Use the templates which accompay this Guide to prepare a Bushfire Safety ad Survival Pla specific to your busiess or orgaisatio ad your eeds. The template will ot suit everybody, but make sure that your versio of your Pla addresses all the items ad actios idetified i the template which are relevat to your operatios, uses a format which is appropriate to your circumstaces presets the iformatio i a maer which is accessible to all cocered A writte pla clarifies what actios each member of your team will take ad how you will moitor ad commuicate fire risk ad emergecy warigs. Makig a choice whe a bushfire threates is too late. The majority of people i bushfires die fleeig their locatios at the last momet. They place themselves at greater risk of sufferig smoke ihalatio ad beig burt by radiat heat. Lack of preparatio ad leavig late is a deadly combiatio. Oce your Bushfire Safety ad Survival Pla ad procedures are prepared, make sure you practise all aspects of your pla well before Summer. There s othig like a practice ru to highlight the potetial success or failure of your procedures. If you leave the practice too late, you wo t have time to commuicate the hastily reviewed plas to the rest of your team, your cliets ad parters. To order a copy of this guide ad template pla go to /site/busiess_guide.jsp Remember, if it s ot writte dow ad practised, it s ot a pla. It is essetial that you: - Practise the actios i your Bushfire Safety ad Survival Pla to prepare you, your staff, your voluteers ad your cliets to be able to respod automatically ad appropriately durig a bushfire threat. - Documet ad practise your plas ad procedures. - Have a pla that will work i differet situatios ad ca adapt to chagig circumstaces. It is importat to recogise that uexpected thigs are likely to occur i a emergecy evet. - Keep liks to the CFS website ad other key websites live to esure that material is up-to-date, ad - Review policies, plas ad procedures aually to reflect ay chages that may have take place. Flickr: Sea Marshall Page 44 Bushfire safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 6: Prepare & Practise Your Pla

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48 Is my busiess at risk? All people workig or travellig i bushfire risk areas, icludig those i the suburba friges of Adelaide ad i regioal South Australia, are i dager of experiecig a bushfire. Busiesses operatig i ad aroud bushfire risk areas are at risk of beig impacted directly or idirectly durig ad after the bushfire seaso. It is your resposibility to prepare yourself, your busiess, your staff or voluteers ad your facilities to survive bushfires. Decisios must be made before the Fire Dager Seaso ad before a bushfire threates so you ad your people are able to respod to the coditios ad circumstaces i the best possible way ad miimise the potetial physical, social or ecoomic impacts. This Guide is desiged to walk you through the decisio makig process, providig iformatio ad guidace towards developig a Bushfire Safety Pla which works for your busiess, orgaisatio or service idustry. Flickr: jety Page 46 Bushfire Safety ad survival for busiess ad orgaisatios Step 2: Idetify your Bushfire Risk