We are very lucky to be a part of Milners Rd Community Fireguard Group. This group was founded about 18 months ago and we have met regularly with Serafina from the CFA. Serafina has taken us through a program to inform us about fires, wind changes, weather, how to prepare a fire plan - including detailed discussion of the stay or leave decision, how to create a phone tree and it's use and so much more.
We haved talk about our fears and concerns (oh so many) to attempt to allow us to make informed choices. Serafina has been able to provide the focus and direction for our discussion ensuring that the facts have been clearly understood and that we do not allow emotion to muddy our thoughts.
After recent tragic events, we again met to discuss how we implemented our fire plans and to provide support for each other in a very stressful time. Many issues have arisen and we have welcomed many new people to our group.
To me, it is very clear, that we must continue to keep ourselves informed about living in a fire risk zone and the Community Fireguard Program run by the CFA has been essential for our local community.
2 months ago
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