I am proud to say (on behalf of ALL Victorians) that there
were NO deaths.
Sure houses were lost, along with photos and animals, but NO
HUMAN lives.
Thank-you - you listened to the information provided over
the previous 5 years.
There are still issues with people being unable to leave big
animals, but I do believe these people have now realised, leaving early to a
better location is better AND safer, than staying put.
Once again the fires threatened my door, threatened my
family, threatened my friends and neighbours. Once again I collected them, like
a child collects their favourite toys.
That way I knew they were safe and I felt better knowing
that.
Friends in Kilmore watered down and saved their house,
without them being there. Friends in Wallan left early and didn’t worry about
the house - they were fully insured.
Once again the Southern 80 was taking place and once again
my husband and I did the property checks for them
But NO lives were lost, not even in Warrandyte, where many
thought they were in 'the city' and didn't have to worry about fire plans.
Did you know that Wallan and Warrandyte are the same
distance from the GPO? (35km) Betcha ya didn't know that!
No matter, country or city, if you live in Australia it IS
POSSIBLE for you to come under attack from the very Australian Summer risk
called Bushfire.
It's not a myth, It can and DOES happen.
So be prepared and you will live, don’t and you could
possibly die.
When was the last time you discussed YOUR fireplan with your
family?
When was the last time, you thought what to take in case of
emergency?
When was the last time you thought about a safe refuge, that
as a family you could meet, IF telecommunications where lost?
What plans do have in place, IF you can't load, a website
that you consider to a essential to your fire plan?
Think about it, discuss it and remember………. The CFA is only there
to protect assets, NOT PEOPLE, NOT PETS, NOT ANIMALS and certainly not fences
and the like.
Get out and live or stay and face the possibility you may
die if you haven't planned well enough.
Read my blog, comment on my blog, feel free to do so. It's from my experiences from Ash Wednesday to
Black Saturday and beyond. Read it, learn from it and remember only YOU are
responsible for YOU. NO ONE ELSE
Stay Safe, the Bushfire season is not over YET. It's only
February 2014
