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17.01.2022 Myth No.4: "Construction requirements for building in a bushfire prone area are way too excessive and unnecessary!" Reality: The building for bushfire Australian Standard (AS 3959:2018) only stipulates construction requirements for dwellings within 100m of a 'bushfire prone area'. Quite conservative when you consider how far embers travel!

16.01.2022 Myth No. 3: "I’ll be fine: I’m block is away from the bush." Reailty: An ember attack in a bushfire can be intense, even many kilometres from a bushfire area.

16.01.2022 Great video of what ember attack looks like. Embers can travel kilometres and are responsible for starting the fires that have destroyed countless homes!

12.01.2022 The Tasmanian Government has launched a new feature on its Tas Alert webpage. Risk Ready allows people to easily and quickly determine whether a property is likely to be exposed to a range of natural hazards. Simply enter your address and see the results. Here's a link: http://alert.tas.gov.au/RiskReady/SitePages/Home.aspx

04.01.2022 There are many popular myths and misconceptions about bushfires... bushfire myth No.1: "Fires travel along the ground and can be stopped by roads, rivers" Reality: Evidence from previous major fires suggests people misunderstood how fires are spread by burning embers, usually travelling rapidly many kilometres ahead of the fire front, and crossing natural barriers such as roads and rivers very readily.

01.01.2022 There are many popular myths and misconceptions about bushfires... Myth No.2: "The front of the fire is the area which is burning. You are safe until this reaches you." Reality: "Spot fires are ignited by burning embers carried many kilometres ahead of the front of the fire. In major fires, houses caught fire from embers well ahead of the fire front or caught fire from burning embers well after the fire front had passed.

01.01.2022 Myth No. 3: "Ill be fine: Im block is away from the bush." Reailty: An ember attack in a bushfire can be intense, even many kilometres from a bushfire area.