Aug2014_the DDRFB Chatter
Dayboro & District Rural Fire Brigade
Another crazy month in Dayboro. Thank you to those who visited the stall at the Dayboro Show. Many of our members help with the show, aside from the awesome parking job we did. They don’t stand out as much when they are not wearing their yellows. You might have seen Stan at the woodchop events, Steve watering the track, Scott loaned his paddock for the parking and lots more. I can’t keep up with what Lee & Glenn do for these community events but it’s lots.
We had lots of training including a full day of First Aid & CPR for 14 members. Congrats to Chris, Alex, Laurel & Rob for passing your FMS. It’s great to have you on board.
VCE’s Lee & Nadine attended a full weekend workshop with 40+ other VCE’s from Brisbane and the North Coast regions.
Over the years we have been called several times to fires started by emptying ash from a fireplace or BBQ, into gardens, etc. While it makes good use of the ash, hot spots can stay in the ash for a couple of days, and restart a fire when you least expect it. A better way is to empty the ash into a steel bucket or similar, add water and let sit a while before adding to the garden. Win win – happy garden, safe you.
Who’s checked their yellow post recently? That number again for Moreton Bay Regional Council is ph: 3205 0555
IF WE ALL DO A LITTLE, WE’LL ACCOMPLISH A LOT
VIP – Paul Schembri
(Volunteer Info Profile)
After years of suburban and inner city living in Sydney and Brisbane, my partner Hilary and I opted for a tree change, so two years ago we moved onto a small acreage at Armstrong Creek. We don’t have kids and knew we could have easily felt quite isolated, but we were delighted to find a welcoming and friendly community, a community we wanted to support and become more involved with.
Within a few months of moving, I went to an Open Day at Samsonvale RFB, wanting to learn more about the fire risk to our property. Soon after, I joined DDRFB. Joining up was not only a good way to meet a great bunch of people, but I’ve learned a great deal as well. It’s helped me morph from a city slicker into a villager, whose hobbies now include bee keeping, growing fruit and veg, improving wildlife habitat on our property and photography.
Oh yeah, and riding in the yellow fire truck is also really cool.
the Wardens’ Word
**Finding your Fire Warden***
To find the FW that looks after your patch head to:
Using Fire Outdoors
Fire Warden
You can then click the link to the finder. Once you enter your address it will then advise who looks after your area.
…DIDYANO?...
The Fire Danger Rating (FDR) is an assessment of the potential fire behaviour, the difficulty of suppressing a fire, and the potential impact on the community should a bushfire occur on a given day. It is NOT an indicator of the ‘chances’ of a fire. For more information on FDRs, please refer to your Bushfire Survival Plan.
To download your Bushfire Safety Plan head to
ruralfire.qld.gov.au
Fire Safety and You
Bushfire Survival Plan
…Challenge Time…
The first person to go to our Facebook page and tell us the correct answer for the below question will have a free bag of goodies delivered to their door. Cool stuff like pamphlets, truck moneybox, stickers, snakes & hoses game and more.
Hint – the answer is in your Bushfire Survival Plan.
Question:
When trimming low-lying branches surrounding your home, what is the distance from the ground AND what page did you find it on?
Don’t forget to check our Facebook page for more up to date information on events and workshops, safety tips, cool stuff (& the hot stuff), hazard reduction burns, & photos.
www.facebook.com/DayboroDistrictRuralFireBrigade
ALWAYS PHONE ‘000’ TO REPORT EMERGENCIES
DON’T LEARN FIRE SAFETY BY ACCIDENT
