tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905853778596286372.post3882236613698163029..comments2023-03-29T06:53:20.694+11:00Comments on It ain't always so - : Fire Bunkers in The News Again – Are They Safe?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905853778596286372.post-28216061725863818062010-03-27T12:07:12.773+11:002010-03-27T12:07:12.773+11:00Kate - you are so right - and it's the maintan...Kate - you are so right - and it's the maintanence that scares me, or lack of.<br />I had a discussion not long after the fires with my daughter and this was the <a href="http://itaintalwaysso.blogspot.com/2009/10/threat-of-bushfires-your-family-and.html" rel="nofollow">Outcome</a><br />But getting back to the Bunkers issue - The next big fire that goes through a community (it's only a matter of when not if really) and people have retreated to these bunkers, I hope and pray that the bunkers are clearly marked and the neighbours know where these bunkers are located because I can see people never being recovered and that would be heart-breaking for the family - absolutely heart-breaking. As it is, some people who did die on THEIR property, there is so little left that DNA testing is inconclusive and death certificates have not been issued, even though they died ON THEIR OWN properties. The heart-ache of those families must be enormous.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010538586118008820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905853778596286372.post-81167918573638133562010-03-27T11:46:16.982+11:002010-03-27T11:46:16.982+11:00One of the facts that stood out for me from the Bu...One of the facts that stood out for me from the Bushfire Royal Commission is that nobody who went into a body of water died but many who sheltered died. I suspect a proper (and that is yet to be effectively defined) shelter would be prohibitively expensive to create and maintain.Kate Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17488857676672770247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905853778596286372.post-10613060632544391702010-03-13T23:55:25.465+11:002010-03-13T23:55:25.465+11:00Thanks Andrew, I agree with what you said but the ...Thanks Andrew, I agree with what you said but the problem really is that councils and governments refuse to state what is safe, this causes more problems. They want people to leave, but refuse to state where. If you check the rest of my blog out - you'll see the questions raised and it scares me stupid.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010538586118008820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905853778596286372.post-81184887363691333382010-03-13T23:44:07.051+11:002010-03-13T23:44:07.051+11:00We are so lucky that is hasn't been a bad fire...We are so lucky that is hasn't been a bad fire season. The needless yoyo of people leaving and returning hasn't happened, never mind where they would go to. A large cleared area, with water and a blanket may be a last resort, but quite a viable one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com