The fire season can be a dangerous time of year in Loddon and everyone in the Shire should have considered implementing their own Bushfire Survival Plan. Several of our towns in the Shire have quite a risk of bushfire and the lessons from Black Saturday in 2009 need to be well heeded. None of the towns in the Shire were identified in the 52 towns by the CFA where town plans were completed for bushfires. Consequently, there are no defined "Areas of Last Resort" within the Loddon Shire at this stage.
Residents should therefore have their own bushfire survival plan in place and monitor information on fire situations, particularly on days declared as catastrophic. The Shire falls into the Northern Country Fire District Rating District for Fire Danger Warnings, but into the North Western District for the purpose of Total Fire Ban declarations. This can be somewhat confusing so people need to be aware of the differences between the two types of areas.
Following are links from which you can obtain information relevant to bushfires, bushfire survival plans and current fire information. All links will open in a new page, so you can easily come back here for more information.
Bushfire Survival Information
Household Bushfire Self Assessment Tool (CFA Site)
Fire Ready Kit (CFA Site)
Fire Danger Ratings System (CFA Site)
Fire Danger Ratings Forecasts (CFA Site... Suggest you bookmark this link for future ready access)
CFA Bushfire Publications
CFA Home Page
Up To The Minute Bushfire Incident Information
Bushfire Information Line - 1800 240 667
CFA Warnings & Advice Page
CFA Incident Summary
CFA Connect On Twitter
CFA Incidents On Twitter
ABC Radio 774 On Twitter (You can also monitor ABC Radio 774 AM on the radio itself for information)
If you are aware of other links that may be useful for this page, then please don't hesitate to contact us here at Loddon Alive so we can add them.
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