Bushfire Assistance links

Thursday, October 24th, 2013

The Gazette published a useful list of services and assistance available from Council and other levels of government/NGOs.

Full list is here:

http://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/1857325/blue-mountains-council-supplies-bushfire-emergency-information/?cs=1180

Best wishes to all those affected.

RFS adds additional “Safer Places”.

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

The RFS has added the Council Chambers and car park at Katoomba, Pioneer Place at Katoomba and Mt Victoria Park to its list of safer places shoud residents seek a last minute refuge in case of catastrophic fire.

Still no sites between Leura (the golf course) and Glenbrook (Whitton Park), which remains concerning.

Full list at the RFS Website.

Bushfire Benefit Performance

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

This Saturday 7th March at Wentworth Falls School of Arts

Tickets/Enquiries:  0408330388 or 04392928014

Door opens 5.15pm show starts 6pm

Tickets $25 aDULTS

$15 cONCESSION

$5 cHILDREN

aRTISTS INCLUDE:       eCOPELLA, tHE SPOOKY mENS CHORALE, hANDS, HEART AND fEET, lIQUER fLAMBE, tHE BIG FAT SQUID, iTS ALL ABOUT ME, dAN DRUFF, aERIAL ARTIST TANYA RICHARDS AND MORE……..

Blue Mountains Bush Fire Preparedness

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

With the terrible bush fires in Victoria fresh in our minds, now is a good time to review plans to cope with the bush fire risk in the upper Blue Mountains.
The BMCC has developed a Local Disaster Plan that covers roles and responsibilities in the case of bushfire or other serious situations. It can be downloaded here:
http://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/sustainableliving/bushfireandemergencies
It rates the risk of fire throughout the mountains as ‘major’, the highest level.
This plan also notes the major avenue of communication to the public in the event of a disaster is via the media, with mobile PA systems on emergency vehicles and door to door as back-ups.
The second document of help when considering bushfire preparedness is the
http://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/download.cfm?f=4D3FC5B6-423B-CE58-AE4BCDEDE75D4247
This document, provided by the RFS, takes a simple approach to developing either a stay and defend, or evacuate early plan.