HOW AWARE AND PREPARED YOU ARE FOR A WILDFIRE?
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Is your property prepared against a veldfire?
/ /§ Have you compiled a list of phone numbers you may need during a wildfire?
/ /§ Have you identified the most likely direction of approach of a wildfire?
/ /§ Will your firebreaks be effective?
/ /§ Have you reduced fuel (dead leaves and branches) around buildings, especially on the down-slope side?
/ /§ Have you considered removing branches or trees that overhang buildings?
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/ /How well are your buildings maintained?
/ /§ Have you cleared accumulated leaves and debris from gutters? / /
§ Are you sure that all roofing is secure? / /
§ Have you removed inflammable and dry vegetation from under wooden decks, against walls and next to pillars? / /
§ Have you fitted windows (at least the vulnerable side of buildings) with clip-on wire gauze screens to be used in the event of a fire? / /
§ Have you sealed roof vents, eaves and floor vents with wire gauze screening?
/ /§ Have you removed inflammable materials such as woodpiles that are in close proximity to buildings? / /
§ Are fuels and paints stored in a separate store away from houses? / /
Is your garden well maintenance?
/ /§ Are your lawns kept short and green? / /
§ Have you slashed long grass and undergrowth especially under trees? / /
§ Have you removed dead and dry branches from trees? / /
§ Have you removed dead leaves and dry vegetation and litter from the garden?
/ /§ Do you remove hanging pot plant baskets with dry material from buildings during periods of high fire danger?
/ /§ Is your garden easy to move through in any direction?
/ /· Have you planted screening trees on the boundary – canopies must be separated? / /
Do you have sufficient water supplies and fire fighting equipment? / /
§ Have you checked that hoses are long enough to reach all sides of your house? / /
§ Have you ensured that you water supply will be sufficient and reliable in the event of a veldfire? / /
§ Do you check water levels in reservoirs and water tanks on a daily basis when fire danger is high? / /
§ Check pumps on a daily basis when fire danger is high? / /
§ Have you considered the placement of garden taps and installed hose fittings that are fire proof? / /
§ Have you installed a sprinkler system in your garden and on your roof?
/ /§ Do you have portable petrol powered pumps in addition to any electric pumps? Electricity supply can fail during veldfires
/ /§ Have you checked that all your fire fighting equipment is serviceable?
/ /§ Do you store fire beaters, rakes, spades, buckets, hoses, mops and other fire fighting equipment in a single easily accessible place?
/ /§ Do you have a First Aid fit available?
/ /Have you made provision for your livestock?
/ /§ Have you prepared a fuel-reduced area onto which livestock can be moved and held during a fire?
/ /§ Is there sufficient drinking water available at this location?
/ /§ Have you protected your fodder supplies against fires?
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