Safety tip: protect your home from bush fires

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If you live in a bushfire-prone area, it’s smart to act to reduce the risk of your home catching alight.

Clear away all leaf litter, long and dry grasses, and any thick undergrowth near your home.
Clear gutters of leaves and other flammable debris.
Install screens and shutters and keep them closed, so embers can’t enter your home.
Cover roof vents with wire mesh.
Remove flammable material such as doormats, firewood and garden furniture from around your house.
Go to www.rfs.nsw.gov.au for more.

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Published in Notebook Magazine

Issue: February 2006

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Rainbow60

added this comment at 2:27pm Sun 5th March, 2006

A group of RFS members are producing a brochure on using landscaping to help protect your home, garden and property from fire (particularly in the Blue Mountains). It will be printed later this year, and we could send a copy for you to see.