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25.01.2022 Not many 1 acre and properties in our neck of the woods but the points still apply for all. Stay fire safe.

25.01.2022 We have some great examples in our area. If you're not shy get in touch

25.01.2022 The Fire Danger Period for Macedon Ranges Shire will commence on Monday 14th December 2020

24.01.2022 Tree and powerline down at Cherokee on Gap rd near Mountains rd. Stay clear of area.Tree and powerline down at Cherokee on Gap rd near Mountains rd. Stay clear of area.

24.01.2022 We all need to work together to be Fire safe. Its a team effort so join us with Riddells Creek Fire Brigade and Mount Macedon Volunteer Fire Brigade online working together to help you be fire safe.

23.01.2022 Don't forget to join us in December for one or more of our upcoming community bushfire information sessions. We are joining forces with our colleagues at Mount ...Macedon Volunteer Fire Brigade and Hesket Kerrie CFA Brigade to deliver these sessions with several special guests including representatives from the Macedon Ranges Wildlife Network and DELWP Loddon Mallee. BUSHFIRE SEASON BRIEFING Sunday 6th December 2020 4:00pm to 5:30pm www.facebook.com/events/2446363819000573/ ANIMALS & BUSHFIRES (Pets, horses, livestock and wildlife.) Wednesday 9th December 2020 7:00pm to 8:45pm www.facebook.com/events/292515492048842/ BUSHFIRE PLANNING WORKSHOP Sunday 13th December 2020 3:00pm to 5:00pm www.facebook.com/events/331227351414824/ Please note that all events will be held online via Zoom in accordance with CFA's COVID-19 community engagement guidelines - you can also contact us to book an in-person one-hour visit from our experienced volunteers to help you make a plan to prepare your home and property. All local residents are warmly welcomed and strongly encouraged to attend - it's up to all of us to plan, prepare and respond together.

22.01.2022 With us all staying home and keeping warm more, we have to think about our home fire safety. Does your household know what to do? Prepare, Prevent and protect against fire.

22.01.2022 Whether it's a camp fire or bonfire do not leave it unattended. Though camping is only allowed in certain spots locally we've had to respond on our mountain to unattended camp fires in previous years. Talk to your neighbours, especially if they are new to our area or their place is a holiday home, about fire safety. Stay fire safe. www.cfa.vic.gov.au

21.01.2022 Let's be aware and prepared to survive.

19.01.2022 FIRE DANGER PERIOD CONFIRMED The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will commence in the Macedon Ranges on Monday 14 December 2020. The FDP is when the CFA (Country Fire Authority) restricts the use of fire in the community to help prevent fires from starting - once the FDP has commenced ZERO TOLERANCE will be applied for all fires lit without a permit, Victoria Police will be responded and fines and/or charges may be laid. ... If you still need to burn-off, you have just under three weeks left to do so - please ensure all burns are registered by phone on 1800 668 511 or online via https://firepermits.vic.gov.au/, carefully monitored and fully extinguished upon completion. If you're a Hesket Kerrie or Cherokee resident, contact our Community Safety Coordinator Jacky on 0417722575 or email [email protected] or PM us on our FB page. We can arrange a property visit or answer any questions you may have. You can also help us out by telling us of any water available for firefighting on your property as well.

19.01.2022 Happy father's day to all the Dads out there, especially our volunteer firefighters.

16.01.2022 We're in Central district. With warm weather here its time to check your Vic Emergancy App and see if you need to adjust your setting for your watch zones. Suggest at least 20 to 30Klm . Have a look at the map features. Via your location section bring up the map and look at the filters available. Talk to your neighbours about updating their App. Stay Fire Safe.

15.01.2022 RUOK? 10th September is RUOK day - not that every day cant be a day to reach out and listen. Stay safe and look out for each other. More info https://www.ruok.org.au/how-to-ask

14.01.2022 Please let's stop the spread together. When you're out and about please social distance and where a mask. Stay safe.

13.01.2022 Some useful information I found shared by a friend. Worth a read That bite of summer has well and truly come early this year and with that heat, comes snakes. ...This article was written by Rob Timmings Rob runs a medical/nursing education business Teaching nurses, doctors and paramedics. It’s well worth the read #ECT4Health 3000 bites are reported annually. 300-500 hospitalisations 2-3 deaths annually. Average time to death is 12 hours. The urban myth that you are bitten in the yard and die before you can walk from your chook pen back to the house is a load of rubbish. While not new, the management of snake bite (like a flood/fire evacuation plan or CPR) should be refreshed each season. Let’s start with a Basic overview. There are five genus of snakes that will harm us (seriously) Browns, Blacks, Adders, Tigers and Taipans. All snake venom is made up of huge proteins (like egg white). When bitten, a snake injects some venom into the meat of your limb (NOT into your blood). This venom can not be absorbed into the blood stream from the bite site. It travels in a fluid transport system in your body called the lymphatic system (not the blood stream). Now this fluid (lymph) is moved differently to blood. Your heart pumps blood around, so even when you are lying dead still, your blood still circulates around the body. Lymph fluid is different. It moves around with physical muscle movement like bending your arm, bending knees, wriggling fingers and toes, walking/exercise etc. Now here is the thing. Lymph fluid becomes blood after these lymph vessels converge to form one of two large vessels (lymphatic trunks)which are connected to veins at the base of the neck. Back to the snake bite site. When bitten, the venom has been injected into this lymph fluid (which makes up the bulk of the water in your tissues). The only way that the venom can get into your blood stream is to be moved from the bite site in the lymphatic vessels. The only way to do this is to physically move the limbs that were bitten. Stay still!!! Venom can’t move if the victim doesn’t move. Stay still!! Remember people are not bitten into their blood stream. In the 1980s a technique called Pressure immobilisation bandaging was developed to further retard venom movement. It completely stops venom /lymph transport toward the blood stream. A firm roll bandage is applied directly over the bite site (don’t wash the area). Technique: Three steps: keep them still Step 1 Apply a bandage over the bite site, to an area about 10cm above and below the bite. Step 2: Then using another elastic roller bandage, apply a firm wrap from Fingers/toes all the way to the armpit/groin. The bandage needs to be firm, but not so tight that it causes fingers or toes to turn purple or white. About the tension of a sprain bandage. Step 3: Splint the limb so the patient can’t walk or bend the limb. Do nots: Do not cut, incise or suck the venom. Do not EVER use a tourniquet Don’t remove the shirt or pants - just bandage over the top of clothing. Remember movement (like wriggling out of a shirt or pants) causes venom movement. DO NOT try to catch, kill or identify the snake!!! This is important. In hospital we NO LONGER NEED to know the type of snake; it doesn’t change treatment. 5 years ago we would do a test on the bite, blood or urine to identify the snake so the correct anti venom can be used. BUT NOW... we don’t do this. Our new Antivenom neutralises the venoms of all the 5 listed snake genus, so it doesn’t matter what snake bit the patient. Read that again- one injection for all snakes! Polyvalent is our one shot wonder, stocked in all hospitals, so most hospitals no longer stock specific Antivenins. Australian snakes tend to have 3 main effects in differing degrees. Bleeding - internally and bruising. Muscles paralysed causing difficulty talking, moving & breathing. Pain In some snakes severe muscle pain in the limb, and days later the bite site can break down forming a nasty wound. Allergy to snakes is rarer than winning lotto twice. Final tips: not all bitten people are envenomated and only those starting to show symptoms above are given antivenom. Did I mention to stay still. ~Rob Timmings Kingston/Robe Health Advisory #vrarescue #snakebite

12.01.2022 Big thank you to the SES for the great work they did (along with many locals an our Lt Daniel Bird ) in clearing up after the storm. Bound to be the sound of chainsaws for quite a few days we're sure. Watch out for any widow makers that might fall (broken branches caught in trees) Be safe.

12.01.2022 Please be careful when cleaning up your properties before fire season.

11.01.2022 Please have a read of Shennel's story about being fire aware and have a conversation in your household. Stay fire safe in your home.

11.01.2022 A connected community is more resilient and the annual award winning Fire n Friends bonfire night was one way the community and your volunteer firefighters facilitated this in our area. Please support our efforts by being fire aware, clean up before the fire season and most importantly look out for each other. Stay fire and Covid safe.

09.01.2022 Now we're able to talk over the fence to our neighbours, at an appropriate fire break distance to be Covid safe - (umm time to start thinking about putting in your fire breaks if you've got paddocks ! ), have a chat about can I cant I, fire plans and fire ratings. Here's the link if you need a refesher. https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/can

08.01.2022 Hypnotize - to keep your attention so strongly that you feel unable to move or look away: Cambridge dictionary. Please make sure you're hypnotized by your candles so you dont leave them unattended, and we dont need to pay you a visit in the big red fire trucks. Stay fire safe.

08.01.2022 Check off this list before burning off please

08.01.2022 Doesnt take much for fire to spread. Please be fire aware when working on your property. The attached link spells it out very clearly. PLEASE READ. Be fire safe. https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/grassfires-rural

07.01.2022 After your sleep in, cuppa and Facebook scroll, dont forget to check your clocks (good luck with the car one!) smoke alarms and if safe to do so the gutters.

06.01.2022 Fire Danger Ratings (FDR) recommenced on 1st October with the FDR for Macedon Ranges (Central Fire District) remaining on Low-Moderate until now. Today we see t...he FDR moving to High due to increased temperatures and winds. We do not recommend burning off today and please monitor any existing burnoffs. For information on the FDR, please keep an eye on FDR sign located at the Macedon Fire Station, or visit https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warn/total-fire-bans-and-ratings

05.01.2022 Today is an historic day for fire services in Victoria. Today we welcome Fire Rescue Victoria as our new fire and emergency service partner. And today, CFA beco...mes a proudly volunteer fire service. We are skilled, determined and here to serve Victorians now and into the future. We are from the community and for the community. We are CFA. #CFAVic #OurCommunityOurCFA

05.01.2022 Please check your smoke alarms and ensure they are working - and placed right to help you survive.

05.01.2022 As Victorians start to take advantage of warmer weather and eased restrictions, we must remember to stay vigilant. More than a quarter of bushfires are started ...by escaped private fires, such as burn-offs or campfires Always check restrictions before lighting any type of fire, ensure you have adequate water on hand and make sure your fire is extinguished properly. It’s your responsibility to plan and prepare for fire

05.01.2022 TOO WINDY TO BURN Just a quick one this morning - while we’re eager for you all to be preparing your homes and properties for the bushfire season, today’s... NOT a good day for burning off due to the very strong winds which are forecast to reach up to 54km/h. Save yourself the stress of a visit from the big red fire truck - there are plenty of other things you can do and you can check them out here: www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/how-to-prepare-your-property.

04.01.2022 Think about fire risk while maintaining your property. Watch this short video or go to https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/pla/how-to-prepare-your-property

04.01.2022 If we can do it, so can you - whether we’re fighting bushfires in P2 masks, or tackling structure fires in breathing apparatus, we’re all too familiar with usin...g a mask to stay safe and save lives. Now that the wearing of masks is mandatory statewide, unless you’re medically unable to do so please don’t forget to wear a mask whenever you leave your home - it’s up to all of us to do our part to stop the spread of the virus. To find out more from the Victorian Department of Health & Human Services about face masks check out: www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/face-masks-and-coverings-covid-19.

04.01.2022 You’ll get used to it.

02.01.2022 Dont forget to check, check, wet and never forget when burning off. You can have a chat with us about looking after your property for fire on either Wednesday 14th Oct @7pm or Sunday 18th at 2pm (see our events page). Or contact us via FB PM or email [email protected]