As per title, what are your local resources?
I’m just going to keep a temporary list for now and edit it neat later. The links could included preparedness webpages.
Thank you very much for any help.
Maps
- Hotspots for Aus - https://myfirewatch.landgate.wa.gov.au/index.html
- Aus Map and Wind - https://bushfire.io/
- Alerts for Most States - https://myfirewatch.landgate.wa.gov.au/alerts.html
- QLD
- NSW
- VIC
- WA
- NT
- ACT
- TAS
Weather/Air Quality
- Weather Warnings
- Wind
- Air
Information/Preparedness
- https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/resources/bush-fire-survival-plan
- https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/plan-and-prepare/prepare-your-property
- https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/how-to-prepare-your-property
- https://dfes.wa.gov.au/
- https://www.abc.net.au/emergency
- https://www.abc.net.au/emergency/plan-for-emergency-survival-kit/12412048
- https://www.abc.net.au/emergency/your-guide-to-standardised-emergency-warnings/12935568
- https://www.abc.net.au/emergency/getting-ready-for-bushfire-season/102488106#agencies
- https://www.abc.net.au/emergency/search/australia?view=map#2.6/-28.42/133.45
- https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/550/2016_Private_Equipment_Guidelines_edn2_jun16.pdf
States
- http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/
- http://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/
- http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/
- http://www.mfb.vic.gov.au/
- http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/home.jsp
- https://www.pfes.nt.gov.au/fire-and-rescue-service
- https://denr.nt.gov.au/bushfire-information-and-management
- http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx
- http://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/
- https://www.qfes.qld.gov.au/
- http://www.fire.tas.gov.au/enter.jsp
- http://esa.act.gov.au/actfr/
Apps
- IOS
- Android
- General App
- Web
So I try to stay anonymous on the Internet.
However I run a small start up focused on wildfire preparedness, and I can speak to what matters for wildfire resilience. My experience and datasets are mostly West Coast of NAm based.
Just clear the shit out from around your structures and ffs get your ventilation under control. These two issues standout. Wildfire risk is fundamentally an issue with how individuals manage the proximal spaces of their property. Specifically, if you have ember accumulation areas around your structure you represent a risk both to yourself and the properties around you. Likewise, ventilation on structures. Upgrade your stupid fucking easy to upgrade vents to a diameter that can resist ember intrusion. When structures become fuels in a wildfire it’s a massive problem. The embers they produce are more planiform and travel further because human made shit is pretty flat. Upgrading your homes vents reduces your individual risk and as a consequence your communities risk.
Catastrophic loss due to wildfire is not inevitable. We can create resilient communities. We simply have to choose to do so.
Thank you for that comment. It’s hard to find the balance between anonymity and your RL pursuits.
How does this link compare to what you believe/support? https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/plan-and-prepare/prepare-your-property
NSW had the major burns, including humid areas like rainforests a couple years back.
The thing I don’t see in there is screen around attic or crawl space vents. You might use different words for these but they are vents for cooling. Getting a mesh of no wider than 1-2 mm will prevent ember intrusion.
Everything on that list is good though.
Australian homes don’t typically have attics (just roof space, not designed for storage or living space) and most don’t have crawl spaces either.
Yeah but you still have ventilation. Your homes would be unlivable otherwise. The data I’ve looked at shows a very similar design to house design in the desert south west of the US. Much of the same failure points.
I’m not saying we don’t, just that we don’t typically have those particular spaces (or used for that purpose) in most of our homes.