Essential Bushfire Safety Tips
Author:   Joan Webster OAM
Publisher:   Melliodora Publishing
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
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9780648344278


Pages:   400
Publication Date:   25 October 2021
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Joan Webster OAM
Publisher:   Melliodora Publishing
Imprint:   Melliodora Publishing
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780648344278


ISBN 10:   0648344274
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   25 October 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.

Table of Contents

Contents Foreword The 3 Core Bushfire Safety Primer Introduction Understanding bushfire The killer factors he survival factors How bushfire destroys houses The home as a haven A protective home site A protective property layout A protective garden A protective house design Protective furnishings Shelters, refuges and bunkers Protective equipment Water for protection Planning ahead Township protection Protective chores Safe burn-offs Protecting domestic animals, stock and sanctuaries Protective travelling Evacuate, defend or shelter? What to do when bushfire threatens First aid for bushfire injuries Bibliography Acknowledgements About the author

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'I am alive today because I read Essential Bushfire Safety Tips' - Robyn Mitchell, Woombah, NSW; 'This book could save your life' - Phil Cheney PSM. Former Head, CSIRO Bushfire Behaviour and Management; Though Essential Bushfire Safety Tips is written for Australia, its lessons are universal. - The Natural Hazards Observer, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado-Boulder.


"‘I am alive today because I read Essential Bushfire Safety Tips’ - Robyn Mitchell, Woombah, NSW; ‘This book could save your life’ - Phil Cheney PSM. Former Head, CSIRO Bushfire Behaviour and Management; ""Though Essential Bushfire Safety Tips is written for Australia, its lessons are universal."" - The Natural Hazards Observer, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado-Boulder."


‘I am alive today because I read Essential Bushfire Safety Tips’ - Robyn Mitchell, Woombah, NSW; ‘This book could save your life’ - Phil Cheney PSM. Former Head, CSIRO Bushfire Behaviour and Management; ""Though Essential Bushfire Safety Tips is written for Australia, its lessons are universal."" - The Natural Hazards Observer, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado-Boulder.


Author Information

Joan Webster OAM has been writing about Bushfire safety for over 50 years. In 1990 she received the Australian Fire Protection Community Service Award and in 2010 was awarded The Order Of Australia Medal for ‘service to the community in raising awareness of bushfire safety’. Joans bushfire research has helped changed the way Australians prepare for the fire season. Not only has her work helped save lives and homes, it is used by fire authorities in Australia and internationally.

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