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    Fire Fighting For Non Firefighters. An Australian Guide. Essential Bush Fire Knowledge.
    Fire Fighting For Non Firefighters. An Australian Guide. Essential Bush Fire Knowledge.
    Fire Fighting For Non Firefighters. An Australian Guide. Essential Bush Fire Knowledge.
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    Fire Fighting For Non Firefighters. An Australian Guide. Essential Bush Fire Knowledge.

    By Jennifer Filmer

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    Fire Fighting For Non Firefighters is a concise, comprehensive book developed to give people knowledge when faced with bush fires. The book contains straightforward information and a comprehensive fire plan. There are tools that will lead you through the important decisions you have to make when you are considering to leave the area or remain in your home during a bushfire. The fact you may not have this choice is emphasized so contains the information you need if you are trapped by bushfires and have few options.
    This book has something for everyone. Every year people are killed or injured by bushfire throughout the world. Householders, bushwalkers, four wheel drive enthusiasts and campers will gain vital information on surviving a bushfire both physically and emotionally.
    Information is provided on the way fires behavior, what causes a fire to move and increase in velocity, where they will come from, what will cause them to flare up around your property and what you can do about it.
    The book focuses on not only your psychical survival and your property, but the emotional wellbeing of your whole household. It includes detailed information on how to prepare areas for your pets and what to do with pets when the fire reaches your property.
    Knowledge is within your power. Read this book and look forward to next summer knowing that you are well informed.
    The authors speak form over 40 years of firefighting experience in Australia, Africa and South America. Jennifer was awarded an Order of Australia in recognition of her work promoting bushfire awareness to women.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJennifer Filmer
    Release dateAug 20, 2012
    ISBN9781476399485
    Fire Fighting For Non Firefighters. An Australian Guide. Essential Bush Fire Knowledge.
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    Jennifer Filmer

    Jennifer lives in Australia on a farm with her husband. The farm is nestled between the Murrumbidgee River and the Clear Range Mountains. Every morning groups of kangaroos gather on the front lawn to be feed before the day begins. Bushfires are part of the way of life in Australia. Jennifer developed a practical, skills based firefighting strategy for women when she realized many women were coming to rural communities without the traditional farming background. She received an Order of Australia for this work. After the tragic loss of life in 2009 to bushfires Jennifer and her husband Peter turned the program for rural women into a book available to all Australians. In 2012 this book has been turned into an eBook for worldwide publication. Bushfires know no language and the skills people require to survive bushfires are based on the science of fire and human behavior. Corporations now realize the impact of natural disasters on their workforce and request Jennifer and Peter to speak to and prepare their workforce for bushfires, hoping to reduce the economic loss natural disasters bring to organizations as well as people. Jennifer is committed to inform people that it is their knowledge that will allow them to survive bushfire both physically and mentally. Read her book today and put yourself, your family and your pets on the side of having the best outcome if you are faced with wildfire this summer.

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      Good quick read, that was informative. Notes made as fires envelope the coast of NSW Aus, Christmas 2019. Great that I could quickly access a book like this on Scribd at short notice.

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    Fire Fighting For Non Firefighters. An Australian Guide. Essential Bush Fire Knowledge. - Jennifer Filmer

    Fire Fighting For Non Firefighters

    An Australian Guide

    Essential Bush Fire Knowledge

    By Jennifer Filmer and Peter Filmer

    Copyright 2012 Jennifer Filmer and Peter Filmer

    Smashwords Edition

    Be prepared and have a plan

    A survival guide for you and your family

    Smashwords Edition, License Notes

    This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy of reach recipient. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of these authors.

    Table of Contents

    Chapter 1: Introduction

    Your life, your family and the knowledge you need

    Chapter 2: Living with Fire

    A home amongst the gum trees

    Chapter 3: Fire Science

    Who Stoked the Fire?

    Chapter 4: Firefighting agencies

    Well-meaning but not your personal resource

    Chapter 5: When the Fire comes

    What is that noise?

    Chapter 6: Preparing your home

    Protect what is important to you

    Chapter 7: Personal Protective Clothing

    The most valuable fashion accessories

    Chapter 8: Protecting Property

    I will love you more if you buy me a portable pump

    Chapter 9: Protecting Life

    The right decision at the right time

    Chapter 10: How to survive if you are caught out

    Don’t think you can run the 4 minute mile

    Chapter 11: General Hints

    Experience counts

    Chapter 12: Plans and Information Sources

    Knowledge is Power

    Fire Plan

    Will you stay or leave early

    Communications Plan

    Before the fire comes

    When the fire comes

    After the fire passes

    Gutter sandbag pattern

    Items to have ready

    Phone tree

    Chapter 13: Terminology

    Chapter 14: Memories of Fire

    Short Stories from Survivors of Fire

    The Beautiful Basil

    Home-Grown Hospitality

    Flying Chickens

    Teenagers

    The Wonderful Williamsdale 7

    From a Firefighter in the Canberra suburbs 2003

    Caught under the truck

    Never Too Old

    The Carer

    Dedication

    About the Authors

    CHAPTER 1: Introduction.

    Your life, your family and the knowledge you need

    This is a concise, comprehensive book developed to benefit non firefighters. Knowledge allows you to make choices prior to a bushfire event, contribute to the survival of your family and reduced the psychological impact of bushfire. Bushfires do not occur only in rural areas – they also occur in urban and semi urban areas. This book has something for everyone.

    In 1993 I developed a program called Fire Fighting for Non Firefighting Women. In 2003 I received an Order of Australia in recognition of this work. The aim of the program was to deliver practical information to rural or semi-rural women who found themselves at home on a farm during summer. At the first sight of smoke their men drove out the gate to man fire brigade vehicles, yelling to their wives as they left Don’t worry, I will be back. The women were left with the responsibility of protecting the house and out buildings, the children, stock, pets and often visitors. Many had little knowledge of the realities of what would happen when a bushfire approached their property or what they could do.

    Recent events have demonstrated that not only rural women need fire fighting information. As the effects of climate change are felt across the world bushfires increase in frequency and are impacting on larger population groups. Everyone needs knowledge on how to protect themselves and their families in a fire emergency. The information contained in this book will help you to help yourself.

    Some of the key points apply to a variety of emergency situations but the primary aim is to give you lifesaving information if you find yourself in the path of a bushfire.

    Bushfires occur anywhere in the landscape that has the fuel capacity to support them. Leafy urban areas come under bushfire threat given the right climatic conditions and an ignition source.

    After reading this book you will be able to consider the factors involved in bushfires, make choices before a fire season, prepare and action a practical fire plan and trust your knowledge and intuition armed with accurate fire information.

    We believe people make choices that fit their family situation every day. They do this knowing what is right for them and their families. They are capable of applying these decision making skills to fire situations if they have the knowledge and can plan ahead.

    CHAPTER 2: Living with fire.

    A home amongst the gum trees

    Australia is a blessed country. You can choose to live as close or as far away from nature as you like. Many people decide that a home nestled in the bush is the way they would like to live and others decide a suburban block with a park at the back fence is their preference.

    Australia is not only a country with freedom of choice but a long history of fire. If you have vegetation around your home you need to be prepared for a fire event at your house.

    Living with fire is as Australian as Sydney Harbour. You might not want to swim in the harbour but if you want to get to the other side you have to deal with the fact it contains water and negotiate your route accordingly. Your choices in bushfires will be just as varied but you have to know what they are and when you have to start your journey.

    Stay or leave your house

    There is a great deal of discussion around the policy of stay or go. It implies you will have a choice. You may not.

    The decision on whether to evacuate early or remain at home can only be made by you and your family once you have considered the relevant information

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