With summer just around the corner, now is the time to Get Ready for bush fire season.
September 12 and 13, 2015 is Get Ready Weekend and the perfect opportunity to get outside and take a few simple steps towards preparing your family and your home for bush fire.
NSW RFS Members across NSW will be holding a variety of events to help you understand how to prepare your home and your family.
Top five actions
Don't know where to start? You could:
TRIM overhanging trees and shrubs.
MOW your lawn and remove all the cut grass.
REMOVE material that can burn around your home (e.g. door mats, wood piles, mulch, leaves, paint, outdoor furniture).
CLEAR and remove all the debris and leaves from the gutters surrounding your home.
PREPARE a hose or hoses that can stretch all around the house. Just a few small actions now could make all the difference if fire threatens your home.
Visit the NSW Rural Fire Service website for more information or contact Bega Fire Control (64947400)
Tathra Rural Fire Brigade attended a serious motor vehicle accident Wednesday 8th in Andy Poole Drive, Tathra. Bega Fire and Rescue, the VRA, Police, Ambulance and South Care helicopter attended. For more details see Bega District News website.
Tathra Brigade would like to thank Merimbula, Jellat Jellat, Bega, Tarraganda and Fire Control for their generous time and efforts in getting the Kianniny Hazard Reduction mostly completed. We achieved our objective which was to remove about 70% of fine fuels from the area.
A sincere thanks to the two ladies who organised a scrumptious supper and to certain Bega crew members for not eating everything.
On the Sunday, we had to deal with a fallen tree which had impacted on the roof of one of the cabins. This put a damper on a otherwise successful burn. We called in the experts — Bega SES — and the job was done. To the SES crew, great working with professionals.
SES crew and RFS crew who secured the damaged cabin roof
Tathra Rural Fire Brigade is looking for new members. Many of our members have moved out of the area for work or educational reasons which has left a big hole in the number of members we can draw on.
Fighting bushfire is a dangerous activity and as such each of our Brigade members must have the competence required to allow them to undertake this role as safely as possible. Our training provides members with the skills and knowledge to enable them to:
Work safely on the fire ground;
Improve knowledge of fire behaviour;
Use various techniques to suppress a fire;
Use and care for fire fighting equipment;
Use and care for communications equipment;
and Work in a team as well as provide leadership.
If you would like to join this dedicated group of volunteers, contact our Brigade secretary, Mr Terry Goodwin (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Brigade Captain, Mr Adam Wiggins (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Bega Fire Control (ph 64 947400)
The Brigade was called out to facilitate the management of live electrical wires that came down across two vehicles in Bega St, Tathra. The vehicles still had occupants inside and fortunately nobody was injured in the incident. The wires came down due to salt arcing out which is common in Tathra.
Like all other volunteer RF Brigades, a big thank you for your time and commitment.
