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TFS may not be able to protect you during some bushfires.

Know what to do and where to go if threatened by bushfire

You may be on your own – power and phone services may be cut!

NEARBY SAFER PLACES

A nearby safer place is somewhere close by you should be able to reach quickly and safely, and that gives shelter from radiant heat.

However, using nearby safer places is not without risk. Therefore they are a last resort, not your only option.

Nearby safer places may include town centres, ground level water e.g. rivers, in-ground pools, dams; large open areas e.g. beaches, ploughed or green fields, golf courses, recreation grounds and community parks with very short grass; and approved bushfire bunkers.

Tasmania Fire Service has identified some in this area (see below).

You should include others, close to where you live, in your personal Bushfire Survival Plan.

If you cannot identify and reach nearby safer places during a bushfire, your personal Bushfire Survival Plan should be based on leaving early.

Never travel through fire to reach a nearby safer place.

TFS opt ions:

1. Boat Harbour Point, Main Rd (Grid H4)

2. Binalong Bay beach, Main Rd (Grid G5)

3. Round Hill Point, Taylors Rd (Grid E1)

4. Taylors Beach (South), Gardens Rd (Grid E4)

5. Taylors Beach (North), Gardens Rd (Grid E7)

6. Honeymoon Point, Honeymoon Point Rd (Grid F6)

7. Suicide Beach, Gardens Rd (Grid F4).

BINALONG BAY AREA

Inc lud ing Cosy Corner and The Gardens

December 2011

PREPARE – before the fire

1. Prepare your home for bushfire - use the TFS Bushfire: Prepare to Survive booklet. Even if you plan to leave if a bushfire threatens, preparing your home gives you another shelter option, and firefighters a better chance to save it.

2. Decide what you will do and write down your plan. Will you leave, or will you stay and defend your home? Decide now, and fill out your Bushfire Survival Plan.

3. If you can, talk with your neighbours about their plans so you are better prepared.

4. Review your insurance policy - Are your home & contents covered for bushfire?

ACT – when fires are likely, or burning nearby

1. Keep informed. Check the weather forecast and the fire danger rating daily. Listen to ABC Local Radio, monitor the TFS website and watch for smoke and fires. If bushfires are in your area, don’t wait for an official warning.

2. Put your bushfire survival plan into action:

The safest option for all bushfires is to leave early, before a bushfire threatens you and your home.

- Consider leaving bushfire-prone areas immediately if ‘severe’, ‘extreme’ or ‘catastrophic’ fire danger conditions are forecast for the following day.

- But leaving the day before because of a bad fire danger forecast isn’t always practical. So if waiting until a bushfire breaks out in your district, leave well before roads are cut by fire, fallen trees or power-lines.

- Be prepared to stay away for several days. Head away from any fires; towards a town centre is often best.

A safe option for some bushfires: For less intense bushfires, you may stay and defend your home if:

- you have prepared it for bushfires, with fire-fighting equipment and plenty of water; and

- you are fit and emotionally prepared (it is best to evacuate children and other dependents early to a safe place).

An unsafe option is to ‘wait and see’, then flee at the last minute.

- If you don’t have a plan, leave immediately. But if a bushfire catches you by surprise and it’s unsafe to stay at home but too late to leave the area, go to a nearby safer place and wait for the fire front to pass though.

SURVIVE – after the fire

1. Make sure everyone’s safe, check on your neighbours if you can.

2. Tune in to the Information Sources (listed on the map overleaf).

3. If at home, put out any embers and spot-fires threatening your home.

This plan sets out the things

you should do to survive a

bushfire. Use it to update your

personal Bushfire Survival

Plan and be bushfire-ready

this summer.

Include nearby safer places in your

Bushfire Survival Plan .

PREPARE. ACT. SURVIVE

Most of Tasmania is bushfire-prone, so every

summer you need to be bushfire-ready.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

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Information Sources

Radio:

Tas. Fire Service

For Emergency

Bureau ofMeterology

Web Sites

000

www.bom.gov.au (for weather info.)

ABC 91.7 FM, 102.7FM or 1584 AM

Tas. Policewww.fire.tas.gov.au (for fire info.)www.police.tas.gov.au (for road block info.)

Nearby SaferPlace !(NP

Map Legend

2011 - 2012 Fire Season

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p + Airport (Landing Field) | Boat Ramp

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Main Access Roads

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Sloop Creek

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While all efforts have been taken to ensurethe accuracy of this product, there maybeerrors or omissions in the data presented.Users are advised to independently verify alldata for accuracy and completeness prior to use.FOR OFFICE USE ONLY: 1 (2011)

Disclaimer: The following mapproduct has been produced by EmergencyServices GIS (ES-GIS) on behalf of theTasmania Fire Service.

Information Sources

Radio:For Emergency 000

ABC 91.7 FM, 102.7FM or 1584 AM

Map Legend

Nearby SaferPlace !(NP Gardens Road (The Gardens / St Helens)

Star FM (93.7 FM or 100.3 FM)

Cosy Corner2011 - 2012 Fire Season

BuildingsUnsealed Road | Vehicular Track

Bridge

Major | Sealed Road

,

,p + Airport (Landing Field) | Boat Ramp

Tracks (Walking / Bike) 20m ContourLocality / Suburb BoundaryZEEHAN

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Tas. Fire Service

Bureau ofMeterology

Web Sites

www.bom.gov.au (for weather info.)Tas. Police

www.fire.tas.gov.au (for fire info.)www.police.tas.gov.au (for road block info.)

Through RoadsRoads:

Main Access Roads

Fire History(Direction and Year)

l Fire'92, '97, '02

[E4] - Taylors Beach

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UTMZONE55

While all efforts have been taken to ensurethe accuracy of this product, there maybeerrors or omissions in the data presented.Users are advised to independently verify alldata for accuracy and completeness prior to use.FOR OFFICE USE ONLY: 1 (2011)

Disclaimer: The following mapproduct has been produced by EmergencyServices GIS (ES-GIS) on behalf of theTasmania Fire Service.

Information Sources

Radio:For Emergency 000

ABC 91.7 FM, 102.7 FM or 1584 AM

Map Legend

Nearby SaferPlace !(NP Gardens Road (The Gardens / St Helens)

Star FM 93.7 FM or 100.3 FM

The Gardens2011 - 2012 Fire Season

BuildingsUnsealed Road | Vehicular Track

Bridge

Major | Sealed Road

,

,p + Airport (Landing Field) | Boat Ramp

Tracks (Walking / Bike) 20m ContourLocality / Suburb BoundaryZEEHAN

7469

"C"AC

"S "H

!A"F

G!G

!S!P

//

Tas. Fire Service

Bureau ofMeterology

Web Sites

www.bom.gov.au (for weather info.)Tas. Police

www.fire.tas.gov.au (for fire info.)www.police.tas.gov.au (for road block info.)

Through RoadsRoads:

Main Access Roads

Fire History(Direction and Year)

l Fire'92, '97, '02

[E7] - Taylors Beach[F6] - Honeymoon Point[F4] - Suicide Beach

SchoolSES UnitFire StationPolice StationAmbulance Hospital

Medical CentreCrecheNursing and Aged CareHall