Bushfire Household Risk Assessment Tool

The New South Wales (NSW) government has urged the people to try the Bush Fire Household Risk Assessment Tool. This online tool is provided by government’s Rural Fire Service (RFS).The assessment tool will help the people to assess the level of bushfire risk and prepare them a survival plan.

How it works?

The tool is a comprehensive questionnaire and seeks to assess   answers for the current preparation that an individual or family has taken. The tool developers, the RFS strongly warns not to rely exclusively on the tool and advice the people to leave early when a catastrophic fire warning has been declared in any area. The task is to enter simple details about the property, slope, vegetation and other minor details. With the given details a possible risk level is prepared to assess the magnitude either from a direct flame or from a radiant heat or from any other cause. The tool further assesses the ability of the people to defend the fire in case they are planning to stay there. The risk tool can be used to make a written Bush Fire Survival Plan which is also required in case of anticipated bush fire.

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