Bush Fire Safety Checklist

Is your property prepared against bushfires and grass fires?

• Clear ground fuels around the house (long, dry grass, dead leaves and branches, thick undergrowth)
• Reduce Fire Fuels - Take a trip to the tip
• Plant a combination of fire resistant plants on your property
• Clear gutters
• Ember-proof house and sheds
• Join the Static Water Supply (SWS) Marking System
• Ensure roofing is firmly fixed
• Prepare firebreaks (a well watered lawn can act as a firebreak).
• Keep pasture growth down
• Install screens or shutters and enclose underfloor areas if possible
• Screen vents into the roof space with fine wire mesh
• Remove flammable items from around the house (eg. door mats, woodpile, and obvious flammable materials such as paper, boxes, crates, hanging baskets, wooden garden furniture etc)
• Vent LPG gas tanks away from the house
• Compile emergency phone list and leave near phone