Table of Contents

Contents
Foreword
The 3 Core Bushfire Safety Primer
Introduction
Understanding bushfire
The killer factors
he survival factors
How bushfire destroys houses
The home as a haven
A protective home site
A protective property layout
A protective garden
A protective house design
Protective furnishings
Shelters, refuges and bunkers
Protective equipment
Water for protection
Planning ahead
Township protection
Protective chores
Safe burn-offs
Protecting domestic animals, stock and sanctuaries
Protective travelling
Evacuate, defend or shelter?
What to do when bushfire threatens
First aid for bushfire injuries
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
About the author

Promotional Information

Key Selling Points
• A ready reference book with easy to follow dot-points
• Not just for regional/rural home owners - for holiday home owners and travellers to bushfire prone areas
• Bushfire season is starting earlier and going for longer
• Be empowered by being prepared
• A book that could save someone’s home and/or life

About the Author

Joan Webster OAM has been writing about Bushfire safety for over 50 years. In 1990 she received the Australian Fire Protection Community Service Award and in 2010 was awarded The Order Of Australia Medal for ‘service to the community in raising awareness of bushfire safety’.
Joans bushfire research has helped changed the way Australians prepare for the fire season. Not only has her work helped save lives and homes, it is used by fire authorities in Australia and internationally.

Reviews

‘I am alive today because I read Essential Bushfire Safety Tips’ - Robyn Mitchell, Woombah, NSW; ‘This book could save your life’ - Phil Cheney PSM. Former Head, CSIRO Bushfire Behaviour and Management; "Though Essential Bushfire Safety Tips is written for Australia, its lessons are universal." - The Natural Hazards Observer, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado-Boulder.