The current State Bushfire Safety Policy Framework
states:
“For survival, leaving early is
the only option.”
This is not true
·
Almost 80% of home defenders in the worst Black
Saturday fires stayed safely to successfully defend their homes.
·
More than
2/3 of homes in the firegrounds were not destroyed[iii]
·
Of those
who died ‘staying’, no evidence was
found of any kind of defence
That authorities are promulgating
advice contrary to the scientific research
must be openly examined.
It is as much in the national interest as Australia ’s alleged spying on Indonesia
The community MUST
be advised of safe options other than evacuation.
Homes abandoned to
bushfire leads to far more destroyed than need be
and exacerbation
of the public housing crisis.
People MUST be advised
of the ways to achieve the three safe options:
safe defence, safe
shelter and safe evacuation.
Essential Bushfire Safety Tips explains every option
in detail.
Endorsed by the CFA
‘An
outstanding achievement
and a book that could
certainly help to save lives within the community.’
[i] issues_in_community_bushfire_safety-analyses_of_interviews_conducted_by_the_2009_victorian_bushfires_
(1).pdf
[iii] John
Handmer, Saffron O’Neil and Damien Killalea, Review of fatalities in the February 7, 2009, bushfires, Final Report. Prepared
for the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission April 2010 (Bushfire CRC Centre
for Risk and Community, 13 April 2010.)
[iv] Ibid,
page 33
