Essential Bushfire Safety Tips provides scientifically verified bushfire safety information, clearing a path of understanding through the maze of policies and tangle of misconceptions and opinions.
Set out in easy-to-access dot-points, Essential Bushfire Safety Tips:demystifies bushfire behaviour
takes readers step-by-step through every aspect of bushfire safety and danger
details each stage of preparing for and responding to the various types of bushfire threat
defines safe and unsafe ways to act at each stage of risk
clarifies the benefits and hazards of defending, sheltering and evacuation
details how to prevent bushfire from destroying your home, even if evacuated
explains why one house is untouched but the next is destroyed
reveals research into why many people safely defended their homes while others did not
facilitates informed choices for one's own circumstances
brings a message of hope and empowerment: that with appropriate knowledge, preparation and awareness, towns, homes and people can safely survive this annual summer peril.