Some comments from readers of

The Complete Bushfire Safety Book and  Essential Bushfire Safety Tips

East Gippsland  ‘You have made a big difference to the fire preparedness of a family in East Gippsland. I am not in the habit of looking up writers of books and lauding them, in fact I would normally be very disinclined to do so, but really, when we keep referring to your books like we have been, I want to give you total credit for informing us so well. For example, today (a day of fire danger) our family had a different sort of day than we would have had we not read your books.’

Taggerty ‘Your book was critical in helping to deal with the wildfires on Black Saturday.’

Warrandyte:  ‘This is BRILLIANT!!! Thank you for bringing some sanity to this skewed debate.’   

Central Goldfields, Victoria:`For a couple of city slickers who are moving to the country in just two weeks, your incredibly comprehensive and user-friendly book is absolutely essential’.

Brisbane: `I’m writing to compliment you on your wonderful book. Every school throughout the country and the Shire Councils as well should be given the opportunity to see it’.

Former NSW Bushfire Brigades Association former Secretary: 'I want every country dweller in NSW to read and understand this book. A masterpiece’.

 The 'Fireman' Journal, CFA, Victoria:  'There is no doubt that anyone who reads this book, and gives due weight to the information it contains will survive their next bushfire.  No household in afire prone areas should be without a well read copy ... the most authoritative publication of its type available'.

The Volunteer journal, CFS, South Australia: 'This is an important book that cannot be overlooked – it is essential reading for every householder in bushfire prone areas.

The time to activate your bushfire home & personal safety plan is NOW. 

Be prepared as if for catastrophe every hot windy day.

Essential Bushfire Safety Tips & The Complete Bushfire Safety Book take you step by step through every aspect of  preparation & understanding how to defend, leave or shelter, safely from a bushfire threat

Excerpt from Essential Bushfire Safety Tips:

Have protective clothing handy.
Ceiling space inspection hole open, with water-filled containers and torch inside it. Water sprayers, mops etc. around house. 
Check where family members intend to be during the day. Check through emergency action plans with each person. 
Bring pets close to the house. Move livestock to stock refuge. Check their water.
Check that each window is clear of vegetation. If not, remove it. Check that gas cylinders have vents facing away from house.
Monitor radio, internet or rural brigade listening set for bushfire bulletins.  Do not depend on internet. Look out the window.
Recharge mobile phones. Back up computer to memory stick or external hard drive.

Whether planned decision is to stay or go, inform neighbours of your intention.

These action plan tips may seem similar to those in official brochures - but, as posted before,  the first detailed home safety action plan was devised by me and published in 1986 in The Complete Australian Bushfire Book. Authorities created theirs from this. Though not as detailed as in my books.