Fire Defense and Education Group
Convenor – Michael Murphy
Phone: 02 66886359 Email:
Actions/projects so far:
Immediately after our first meeting Covid struck, so there has been a pause in the whole process.
There has been some background work with Hutcho the Fire Chief.
Next projects: FIRE TRAIL MAPPING
Hutcho and Michael Murphy decided to start with GPS plotting of the major fire trails (connecting Wallace Road to Terania Creek Road or Tuntable Creek Road) for inclusion on our large Fire Defense Map provided by Paula Newman.
This will be followed by smaller trails on individual properties with their consent. The large map will indicate which trails are accessible to the Fire Brigade Truck, some will only be accessible by trail bike, ute or tractor. Some trails are only accessible on foot. All properties are encouraged to provide visual numbers to assist our local Fire Brigade to attend when needed. Without numbers, our Fire Brigade have encountered unnecessary delays on previous occasions.
Individual members of the Group are encouraged to submit diagrams of their fire trails and either bring them to the next meeting or email them to me.
Static Water Source Map
Dams that are accessible to the Fire Truck should be marked on individual property diagrams.
Upgrading Maintenance of Fire Trails
It is hoped to upgrade some of the major trails with future funding if it becomes available to provide safe access to the Fire Truck.
Next meeting:
A next meeting date will be chosen at The Channon Disaster Plan Launch on Saturday 24th April 2021. A variety of further individual actions will be discussed at our next meeting. More people will be encouraged to join our Group at the Launch.