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30 October, 2024
Learn more about bushfire last resort options
DO you know about your Bushfire Place of Last Resort?
Information sessions will be held in Cobden and Timboon about Bushfire Place of Last Resorts.
A Neighbourhood Safer Place – also known as a Bushfire Place of Last Resort – is a critical last resort location when all other bushfire plans have failed.
Country Fire Authority (CFA) South West have multiple sessions scheduled across the region in the coming months to provide clear and essential information about Bushfire Place of Last Resort.
The sessions will give attendees information on a variety of topics, including:
Bushfire Place of Last Resort/Neighbourhood Safer Place Information;
Fire behaviour in the environment;
The new Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS);
Being prepared for fire;
The emergency warning system;
How to stay informed; and
Preparing your property for summer.
The Cobden session will be held on Saturday, November 9 between 2pm and 3pm at the Curdie Street median strip between Adams Street and Victoria Street,
The Timboon session will be held outside the Timboon and District Hall between 12noon and 1pm on Saturday, November 9.
For more information visit the CFA South West Facebook page.
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