Facing down another potentially dangerous bushfire season, firefighters are warning there is no room for complacency — those at risk need to have a plan.
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleBlack tree trunks, burned fences, and a fresh new house slab; reminders of the last bushfire season are still everywhere on Phil Kremmer's property.This includes knowing what assets they want to preserve and their method of protecting them.Ever since fires ripped through the southern Queensland towns of Tara and Wieambilla in February, Mr Kremmer has been busy rebuilding.
Controlled burning is one preventative tool Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service has utilised, but the window for those burns has all but closed.Authorities have carried out the last planned burns for the bushfire season."The forests have opened up, and they're becoming more like grasslands."We have monitoring cameras that are checked a couple of times a day, at least during bad fire days.
Authorities implore communities to understand, and plan for, what the fire season could throw at them. Brett Roberts says planned burns have helped maintain fire breaks in the vast network of National Parks.
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