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Community Bushfire
Protection Plan
This plan sets out the things you should do to su i e a ush e Get the latest version and use it to update your personal
.
ost o as ania is ush reprone. Every summer you need to e ush re ready.
Tasmania Fire Service may not be able to protect you
during some bush res
Know what to do and where to go when
threatened y ush re.
Receive bushfire updates from Tasmania Fire Service
For more information please call 1800 000 699 or visit our website www.fire.tas.gov.au
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Page 1 of 5Please refer to TFS website for lastest version of this document.
October, 2013 | Version 1.0
LACHLAN AREA
NEARBY SAFER PLACESA nearby safer place is somewhere close by you should be able to reach uic ly and safely and that gives shelter from radiant heat
Using nearby safer places is not without risk. They are a last resort, not your only option.
Nearby safer places may include town centres; ground level water e g rivers in ground pools dams; large open areas e g beaches ploughed or green elds golf courses recreation grounds and community par s with very short grass; and approved bush re bun ers
ist other nearby safer places close to where you live in your personal
repare your home and identify nearby safer places therwise leave early
Travelling through re impacted areas is unsafe and should be avoided even in a car
In an emergency dial triple zero 000 or if a TTY user call 106
Get your free & boo let &
www. re.tas.gov.au ree call
NSPPREPARE | before the fire
repare your home for bush re. • Use the Tasmania Fire Service
boo let or • ven if you plan to leave early preparing your home
gives you another shelter option and re ghters a better chance to save it
ecide what you will do and write down your plan. • ill you leave early or will you stay and defend your home • ecide now and ll out your
f you can, talk with your neighbours. • hat are their plans Are they aware of your plans
eview your insurance policy. • Are your home and contents covered for bush re
ACT | when fires are likely, or nearby Keep informed.
• hec the weather forecast and Fire anger Rating daily • isten to A ocal Radio monitor the Tasmania Fire
Service website www re tas gov au and watch for smo e and res
• f bush res are in your area don t wait for an of cial warning ut your into action.
• The safest option for all bush res is to leave early, before a bush re threatens you and your home.
onsider leaving immediately if Severe treme or atastrophic Fire anger Ratings are forecast for the
following day eaving the day before because of a bad re danger
forecast isn t always practical So if waiting until a bush re brea s out in your district leave early before roads are cut by re fallen trees or power lines
e prepared to stay away for several days ead away from any res; towards a town centre is often best
• A safe option for some bush res. For less intense bush res you may stay & defend your
home if: a ou have prepared it for bush res with re ghting
e uipment and plenty of water b ou are t and emotionally prepared it is best to
evacuate children and other dependents early • An unsafe option is to wait and see , then ee at the
last minute. f you don t have a plan leave immediately f a bush re catches you by surprise and it s unsafe
to stay at home but too late to leave the area go to a nearby safer place and wait for the re front to pass though
SURVIVE | after the fire a e sure everyone s safe chec on your neighbours if you can Tune in to the nformation Sources listed on the map overleaf f at home put out any embers and spot res threatening
your home f your home is destroyed contact your local council for
assistance
Add nearby safer places to yourBushfire Survival Plan.
Nearby Safer Places:
Page 2 of 5Please refer to TFS website for lastest version of this document.
• Gleeson's Park Corner Lachlan & Lower Swamp Road Map Grid: H6 (Lachlan West) • Neighboring plans may have additional Nearby Safer Places.
Tasmania Fire Service has identified some nearby safer places in this area (see below).
Hills
BlackhallBottom
IronstoneGully
FryingpanHills
QuarryHill
Illa BrookReservoir
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Moores Rd
Illa Brook Rd
Ironstone GullyRd
RingwoodRd
Rin
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dR
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Haney Rd
LAC
HLA
NR
D
Moo
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Rd
Sout
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Hyd
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Menzies Rd
To NewNorfolk(2.5 km)
Briers Creek
Oneys
Creek
Illa Brook
Lachlan River
Flagstone Rivulet
Lachlan Rive r
Illa Brook
Ringwood Creek
Ringwood Creek
Ringwood Creek
A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
E
E
F
F
G
G
H
H
9 9
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY: 2 (2013)
Disclaimer: The following mapproduct has been produced by EmergencyServices GIS (ES-GIS) on behalf of theTasmania Fire Service.While all efforts have been taken to ensurethe accuracy of this product, there maybeerrors or omissions in the data presented.Users are advised to independently verify alldata for accuracy and completeness prior to use.
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Plan: Lachlan Area Map:
0 250 500 750 1,000
Metres
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Nearby Safer Place
"S
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Major Road Access
School
Fire Station
Police StationAmbulance
Hall
Medical Centre
Legend
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!(N PS
Local Emergency Broadcaster: 936 AM, 89,7 FM
MOUNTPLEASANT
MikesHill
Mike HowesLookout
HuronHill
mpHill LACHLAN
7140
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Lach
lan R
d
Curtains Rd
Gaul Ln
Oakley Ln
Millers Rd
Top
Sw
amp
Rd
Jeffe
rys
Trac
k
Rd
Lower Swamp Rd
Briers
Rd
Rob
erts
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Gle
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rick
Ln
Hyd
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Menzies Rd
Eiszeles Rd
To NewNorfolk(6 km)
!(N PSSwam
pG
um Creek
Pum
pCre
ek
Oneys
Cre
ek
Mikes Cr
eek
Fla gstone Rivulet
Briers Creek
Briers Creek
Swamp Gum Creek
Lachlan River
A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
E
E
F
F
G
G
H
H
9 9
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY: 2 (2013)
Disclaimer: The following mapproduct has been produced by EmergencyServices GIS (ES-GIS) on behalf of theTasmania Fire Service.While all efforts have been taken to ensurethe accuracy of this product, there maybeerrors or omissions in the data presented.Users are advised to independently verify alldata for accuracy and completeness prior to use.
UTMZONE55
Gleesons Park
Lachlan WestIssue date: October 2013Lachlan Area Map:
0 250 500 750 1,000
Metres
®
Nearby Safer Place
"S
!A"F
!G!P
Major Road Access
School
Fire Station
Police StationAmbulance
Hall
Medical Centre
Legend
"H
!(N PS
Local Emergency Broadcaster: 936 AM, 89,7 FM
MidskSwam
BlackGlen
FryingpanHills
Lac h
lan
Rd
Whit
eTimber Rd
Jeffery
sTrack
Jeffe
rys
Tra
ck
Low
erS
wam
pR
d
Ro
Gle
npat
rick
Ln
Mount C
harles Rd
JefferysTrack
Tim
bs Rd
Ice Brook
Illa Brook
OneysC
reek
Swamp Gum Creek
Flagstone Rivulet
Oneys Creek
Oneys Creek
Myrtle Falls Creek
Myrtle Falls Creek
Lachlan River
Lachlan
River
Lachlan River
A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
E
E
F
F
G
G
H
H
I
I
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY: 2 (2013)
Disclaimer: The following mapproduct has been produced by EmergencyServices GIS (ES-GIS) on behalf of theTasmania Fire Service.While all efforts have been taken to ensurethe accuracy of this product, there maybeerrors or omissions in the data presented.Users are advised to independently verify alldata for accuracy and completeness prior to use.
UTMZONE55
Lachlan AreaIssue date: October 2013 Lachlan SouthPlan:
Map:
0 250 500 750 1,000
Metres
®
Nearby Safer Place
"S
!A"F
!G!P
Major Road Access
School
Fire Station
Police StationAmbulance
Hall
Medical Centre
Legend
"H
!(N PS
Local Emergency Broadcaster: 936 AM, 89,7 FM
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