Lyndoch CFS Brigade

Grapevine Articles


All Articles for the Grapevine are available by clicking on any of the links below. All articles are in PDF Format.

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December 2011

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The following are copies of articles submitted to the local Newsletter which is available every month.

The following brochures are available from the CFS Website – go to the link http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/bushfire/reference/brochures_and_dvds.jsp

GUIDE TO BUSHFIRE SAFETY (3.21Mb)

This booklet is a guide to help protect your home and the lives of your family. 

It explains ways of making your property less vulnerable to bushfire attack and will help you make the correct choices if a bushfire threatens.

It incorporates a template for your Bushfire Survival Plan.
   

HOLIDAY SAFETY & SURVIVAL (178Kb)

Bushfires can occur without warning and can quickly impact your holiday location. If you are planning a holiday, you need to think about bushfire safety. This leaflet will help you to prepare if a bushfire does occur in the area.

   

BUSHFIRE SAFETY FOR TRAVELLERS (468Kb)

If you are planning to travel in the country you need to think about bushfire safety.

This leaflet will help you manage your country travel plans and help you prepare yourself and your vehicle in case a bushfire does occur.

   

BUSHFIRE SAFETY IN OUTBACK SA (625Kb)

Are you visiting or travelling through the outback this bushfire season?

This leaflet will help you know your risk, be prepared and know what to do if you encounter a bushfire.

   

REDUCING FIRE RISK IN GARDENS (3.95Mb)

Urban landscapes, including parks and gardens, can be planned and designed to minimise vulnerability and strengthen resistance to fire.  Careful attention needs to be paid to design, plant selection, materials and product selection and the maintenance of our garden environments.

The Botanic Gardens of Adelaide Sustainable Landscapes Project has produced this informative guide to planning and and designing a garden to minimise risk from fire.

A number of these brochures are available in LARGE print as well as TEXT only (suitable for screen readers).

The Guide to Bushfire Safety and Holiday Safety & Survival are also available in other languages.

Also visit http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/bushfire/reference/fact_sheets.jsp

FIRE DANGER SEASON

The Fire Danger Season starts on the 1st December 2011 and continues until the 30th April 2012 for the Mount Lofty Ranges

 

 

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For more information regarding Recruiting, please contact:
Wayne Koch (Brigade Liaison Officer)

For all other enquires please contact:
Neville Kies (Captain) on 0417 245 128

 

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