The Doors mightn’t have been thinking about asset protection when they wrote their very famous song but somehow it seems very relevant to the Hazard Reduction Burn planned for the reserve off Stansfield Close.
The time to hesitate is through…
The long awaited burn may happen in the next month, possibly even next week depending on the rain.
No time to wallow in the mire….
We’ve been trying to dry out the moist weed infested gullies so that optimum burn temperatures can be reached for ignition. The large woody weeds have been treated and felled.
We’ve been trying to dry out the moist weed infested gullies so that optimum burn temperatures can be reached for ignition. The large woody weeds have been treated and felled.
Try now we can only lose…
Additional hands from LMCC’s Landcare Bush Regenerators & the Fire Mitigation team as well as Trees In Newcastle’s bush regenerators and volunteers have been helping Coal Point landcarers prepare the burn area by cutting a containment line, refreshing the Asset Protection Zone and treating weeds to make sure we do all we can for a good environmental burn.
Additional hands from LMCC’s Landcare Bush Regenerators & the Fire Mitigation team as well as Trees In Newcastle’s bush regenerators and volunteers have been helping Coal Point landcarers prepare the burn area by cutting a containment line, refreshing the Asset Protection Zone and treating weeds to make sure we do all we can for a good environmental burn.
And our love become a funeral pyre…
Our much loved bushland will arise from a seedbank that needs heat to geminate whilst the asparagus fern will burn and hopefully be pyrically thwarted.
Our much loved bushland will arise from a seedbank that needs heat to geminate whilst the asparagus fern will burn and hopefully be pyrically thwarted.
Come on baby light my fire…
The RFS and Fire & Rescue advise there are a few things that you might want to do if you start smelling smoke in the air.
As the prescribed burn will generate smoke, hot embers and heat, it is important that you consider undertaking the following actions:
- Keep doors and windows closed to prevent smoke entering buildings
- Cover outdoor furniture to prevent ember damage
- Retract plastic or synthetic pool covers to prevent ember damage
- Remove washing from clothes lines
- Ensure any outdoor pets have a sheltered area
- If you have asthma or a lung condition, reduce outdoor activities
- If smoke levels are high and if shortness of breath or coughing develops, take your reliever medicine or seek medical advice
- If you are driving a vehicle, slow down, keep windows up and turn headlights on
It is normal for smoke to be visible up to 24 hours after the prescribed burn
For your safety, neighbours adjoining the area are requested to remain away from, and not enter the burnt ground to aid post-fire restoration.
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