Protect Your Home Against Bushfires
Last modified: July 5, 2006 - 12:48 AM
Do you want to find out more about protecting your home against bushfires. Click the more button to see some handy tips.
Listed below are tips from the Department of Bushfire Services on how to prepare your home for protection against bush fires.  clear dry timber, vegetation and rubbish well away from the house.
keep the grass around the house short and green.
clear a firebreak (at least 2m wide) between your property boundary and the adjoining bush.
clear undergrowth from fences.
remove branches overhanging the roof of your house.
clear gutters of leaves, bark and twigs.
connect hoses that will reach all corners of your house.
store flammable liquids away from the house.
close in open eaves and the space under your house.
fit wire screens to windows, doors and vents.
display emergency phone numbers.
form an emergency fire plan with your family.
Contact details
Rural Fire Service (NSW)
02 9684 4411 (ph)
council@parkes.nsw.gov.au
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