How To Beat The Bushfires

People are asking, is it possible to protect ourselves against the destruction of a bushfire?

By Denis O'Bryan - 4th February 2003 - Back to News

As Australians in all States recover from one of the worst bushfire seasons in recent years, people are asking, is it possible to protect ourselves against the destruction of a bushfire?

The answer according to a Victorian based bushfire specialist is an emphatic YES. "We can and we must protect our properties and ourselves, and the best way to do it is to arm ourselves with the right knowledge".

Mr. Denis O’Bryan, an experienced professional in bushfire risk management believes that the threat of bushfires will only be minimised when the public knows how the fire will behave on their property.

Mr. O’Bryan has released a book that will help people understand the key to a successful defence against bushfire behaviour. ‘Beat the Bushfire Enemy with Knowledge’ presents a smart and logical way to counter the bushfire menace – knowledge.

"I am determined to make current and new knowledge available to the public in an accessible format. The book shows you how to predict bushfire behaviour on your property in an easily understandable way, and how to use this knowledge to mount an effective defence", Mr. O’Bryan says.

Mr. O’Bryan said residents and landowners in areas prone to bushfires, volunteer fire fighters and professionals in emergency services could all benefit from these new findings. "I firmly believe that people on properties within 1 km of the bush and within 200m of grassland would benefit enormously from the knowledge in this book", Mr. O’Bryan said. "They will be able to identify problem areas, better defend their properties and reduce their anxiety levels".

"Beat the bushfire enemy with knowledge derives from a major study of bushfire behaviour I did over the past two years where I integrated research and knowledge of all major vegetation types in Australia. Amazingly, this had never been done before. It led to not only a fresh approach to fire behaviour, but also a lot of new knowledge", Mr. O’Bryan said.

Source: http://gippsland.com/

Published by: news@gippsland.com

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