Before the Bushfire Season - Prevent/Prepare
| > | Connect hoses to taps, block downpipes with tennis balls wrapped in rags and fill the gutters with water. | |
| > | Shelter inside the house near a door on the opposite side to the approaching flame. Remaining inside the house means that the body is shielded from radiant heat. | |
| > | Close all windows and doors and block any other openings and gaps between the doors and floor to prevent smoke and flames from entering the house. | |
| > | Fill the bath, buckets and water containers and place them around the house ready to use in putting out spot fires. | |
| > | Soak towels and woollen blankets with water. Use them to cover your face as protection against smoke inhalation and place them against openings ie. under doors, etc. | |
| > | Reduce the fire fuel by keeping grass cut, clearing away fallen leaves and dead undergrowth, tan bark and woodpiles near the house. | |
| > | Clear overhanging trees and shrubs from close to the house. | |
| > | Plant low flammability shrubs away from your home to slow down wind, cut down radiant heat and catch flying embers and sparks from a bushfire. | |
| > | Ensure LPG valves face away from the building. | |
| > | Enclose all eaves, fit wire screens to doors, windows and roof vents. | |
| > | Make sure you have access to adequate water supplies (such as tank, dam or swimming pool). |
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