Image by Julie Clarke from Pixabay Unfortunately Australia is rapidly developing expertise in what works and what doesn’t when it comes to bushfires. We, closely followed by California, are right in the front lines when it comes to a warmer and dryer planet, so here are some hints. I’ve taken most of these from the South Australian Country Fire Service pages because theirs are very comprehensive, but do check what your local community is doing too especially with regard to Evacuation Centres or Safe Places. Long before a fire Clear away rubbish and long grass, make sure there are no trees close to the house. Clear gutters and put in quality metal leaf guards Fit fine mesh screens on doors and windows as it is often embers from fires which cause houses to burn down. One bushfire which I saw from ten kilometres away still carried smoke and burning debris to the place where I was staying. Bushfires generate their own weather. · ...
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