Why is it important to prepare for bushfires?

Bushfires cost a lot. Every year people lose their lives and their homes in bushfires and domestic house fires. Imagine if your home burned down and you lost everything you owned. If you are lucky enough to have insurance, no amount of money will cover for the loss of items with emotional value, and even at its best rebuilding your home and life is an arduous task. In a bushfire, your local fire authorities have two priorities: to ensure your and your family’s safety, and to stop the progression of the fire. If your home happens to be in the way of the fire, they may or may not be able to protect it. There simply is no guarantee. You must take action well before a fire starts.

Properly preparing your property against bushfire damage will not guarantee its protection, but it will improve the chances of your home withstanding the wrath of the fire considerably.

Currently there are no state or federal laws covering how existing homes located in bushfire risk areas should be prepared against a bushfire attack. This is really where the responsibility of preparation comes down to those of us that live in bushfire areas. Bushfireinfo.com seeks to provide you with practical help and advice on the measures that you can practically take to protect both your home and your family. From this point on there really is only one element left to ensure that you are as prepared as you can be against bushfire attack – YOU!

Throughout Australia the legal requirements on fire retarding your home only relate to the construction of new homes and buildings, or renovations of homes located in designated bushfire risk areas. Unfortunately the legislation merely sets requirements: the laws do not address the practical issues on how the requirements can be met. Until now it has been difficult to come by tangible information on what it is that you can actually and practically do to protect your home and to satisfy the legal requirements. That’s what this site is for!

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