INVITATION TO COMMENT Following this invitation is a draft community protection plan developed by the Tasmania Fire Service with input from a range of individuals and organisations.

It has been developed as part of a state-wide planning initiative based on lessons from the tragic Black Saturday fires in Victoria in February 2009.

The Tasmania Fire Service welcomes your comments on the draft plan for

COLES BAY AREA Including Swanwick, The Fisheries & Point Meredith

The comment period closes: Monday 3 October, 2011 at 5pm.

HOW TO COMMENT?

Please send us written comments in any of the following ways:

On-line: Use the ‘General Feedback’ link at the bottom of the TFS home page www.fire.tas.gov.au or email us: planning@fire.tas.gov.au or

Fax your written comments (03) 6234 6647

Write to us at Tasmania Fire Service Reply Paid 1526, Hobart TAS 7001 (no stamp required).

WHAT TO COMMENT ON?

We welcome all comments on this draft and are especially interested in what you think about:

1. The plan format – is it user-friendly?

2. The map - is it easy to read?

3. Check the places listed as ‘nearby safer place’ options – what do you think about these?

4. Are there any parts of the plan that you think are confusing or incorrect?

5. What parts of the plan are of most use to you and why?

Thank you.

TFS will not be able to respond to every call for help.

Power and phone services will probably be cut and trees may block roads.

WILL YOU BE ABLE TO HELP YOURSELF?

Read on for more information.

A nearby safer place is anywhere that provides enough

shelter from the radiant heat, so you can survive the fire

front.

They are LAST RESORT, HIGH RISK and survival is not

guaranteed.

Include them in your Bushfire Survival Plan because they

may save your life if you get „caught out‟ by a bushfire.

Other points:

Read the TFS Bushfire Prepare to Survive Guide for

how to choose nearby safer places.

The best nearby safer places are the ones you

choose, based on your own circumstances.

Don‟t rely on a nearby safer place as your only

safety option.

NEVER go through bushfire to reach a nearby safer

place.

Where are they in this area?

THE ONES YOU CHOOSE ARE BEST - Because they are based on your circumstances.

Other Ideas (TFS assessment pending) :

POINT MEREDITH: None yet identified

SWANICK:

- Swanick Beach (Grid A5)

- Muirs Beach (Grid D9)

COLES BAY:

- Muirs Beach (Grid G7)

- Richardsons Beach (Grid C4)

- Parsons Cove (Grid B9).

COLES BAY AREA

Inc lud ing Swanick , Pt Mered i th & The F ish er ies

Draft 1 (September 2011)

What this plan is for: Use this to update your personal Bushfire Survival Plan so you are „bushfire ready‟, because in the worst conditions:

Inc lud e n earb y sa fer p la ce s in your Bush f i r e Surv iv a l P l an .

PREPARE. ACT . SURVIVE .

Every Summer in Tasmania you need to be ready for bushfires.

Over 90% of Tasmania is considered „bushfire prone‟. Be „Bushfire

Ready‟:

Prepare YOUR property (use the TFS guide: „Bushfire Prepare to

Survive‟) and your Bushfire Survival Plan. Make sure you:

revise your insurance policies

discuss being „bushfire ready‟ with your neighbours

know the „through‟ roads (check the map)

can keep informed (even when town/mains power is cut).

Consider battery-powered radios with AM frequency and a

home phone powered through the landline (not „cordless‟).

Include in your plan:

the safest places to be during bushfires especially when the

Fire Danger Rating (FDR) is “Severe” or higher

some „nearby safer places‟, ones you can reach without a car.

GUIDE: If you cannot identify suitable „nearby safer places‟,

then on days when the FDR is forecast “Severe” or higher, your

Bushfire Survival Plan should be based on leaving early.

If bushfires are in/near your area USE your plan:

keep informed (weather, fires and warnings). Listen to ABC

Local Radio and check the www.fire.tas.gov.au.

take action: Protect your own life and property and anyone

else you have responsibility for e.g. family, pets, stock. Most of

the time, prepared properties can and should be defended

by their owners.

check in with your neighbours if you can.

when the FDR is forecast “Severe” or higher, the safest

option is to leave early. Head away from the fires, toward

another town centre is best (e.g. Bicheno or Swansea) until

weather conditions change e.g. gets cooler, less windy.

REMEMBER, LEAVING EARLY IS THE SAFEST OPTION .

LAST RESORT: If there is no time left to leave the area before

fires impact on you, go immediately to a nearby safer place that is

the safest in the conditions (it may be your house if it is cleared

around it and it isn‟t on fire yet).

AFTER the fire front has passed, check everyone‟s safety, tune

into the „Information Sources‟ (listed on the map) and continue to

patrol the property, putting out embers/fires.

NEARBY SAFER PLACES

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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 106.1 FM or 89.7 FM

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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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 106.1 FM or 89.7 FM

Map Legend

Nearby SaferPlace !(NP

- Coles Bay Road (Bicheno)

Star FM 98.5 FM

Swanwick2011 - 2012 Fire Season

BuildingsUnsealed Road | Vehicular Track

Bridge

Major | Sealed Road

,

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

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"C Creche | Nursing and Aged Care"AC"S Education Facility | Hall"H

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!S!PAmbulance | Fire StationPolice Station | SES UnitHospital | Medical Centre

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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.)

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Main Access Roads

Fire History(Direction and Year)

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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 106.1 FM or 89.7 FM

Map Legend

Nearby SaferPlace !(NP

- Coles Bay Road (Bicheno)

Star FM 98.5 FM

Coles Bay2011 - 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 Creche | Nursing and Aged Care"AC"S Education Facility | Hall"H

!A "FG !G

!S!PAmbulance | Fire StationPolice Station | SES UnitHospital | Medical Centre

//

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

[A2] - Muirs Beach[C4] - Richardsons Beach[B9] - Parsons Cove