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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 89432" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Watch out for those hot winds off the desert. The other big problem is when the fires are this big, they create their own wind storm and this drives the fire all by itself, it becomes self-generating.</p><p></p><p>You can't fight it when it's this big. All the usual rules of "Stay with the house, you will actually be safe there if you take precautions," are wrong, when the fires are this big.</p><p></p><p>Pack an emergency bag even if you're not in danger right now. Think about what you would take, what you want to save. Photo albums, computer files (back up onto a thumb drive or burn to CD and put these into safe storage - bury them a metre down if necessary). This is all stuff you won't have time to do if they come knocking on y our door to get out. Grab your insurance details, your certificates, your diplomas, birth certificates, marriage certificates, cheque book, wallets, bank account details - think what you need. As i said, if you bury it, it doesn't have to be too deep. The fire burns up, not down. Earth insulates. Wrap it in plastic and ensure at least a foot (preferably two) of earth over the top. Mark the place with bricks. No metal, no timber. In 1994, we had aluminium road signs BURN. This fire is the same scale.</p><p></p><p>And after the fires - be prepared for PTSD. Because of the problems with difficult child 3's birth so soon after our fires in 1994, it hit me hard and fast. I was getting a handle on it for myself when I watched the whole town slowly go down like 9 pins. A big part of this is the ongoing reminder, driving through mile after mile of devastation on a daily basis. You don't realise how much you need it until it's gone - you long to see a healthy tree and not hear the death-rattle of burnt leaves in the wind. You long to hear insects and birds but they're gone.</p><p></p><p>So plan ahead, look after yourselves and your families.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 89432, member: 1991"] Watch out for those hot winds off the desert. The other big problem is when the fires are this big, they create their own wind storm and this drives the fire all by itself, it becomes self-generating. You can't fight it when it's this big. All the usual rules of "Stay with the house, you will actually be safe there if you take precautions," are wrong, when the fires are this big. Pack an emergency bag even if you're not in danger right now. Think about what you would take, what you want to save. Photo albums, computer files (back up onto a thumb drive or burn to CD and put these into safe storage - bury them a metre down if necessary). This is all stuff you won't have time to do if they come knocking on y our door to get out. Grab your insurance details, your certificates, your diplomas, birth certificates, marriage certificates, cheque book, wallets, bank account details - think what you need. As i said, if you bury it, it doesn't have to be too deep. The fire burns up, not down. Earth insulates. Wrap it in plastic and ensure at least a foot (preferably two) of earth over the top. Mark the place with bricks. No metal, no timber. In 1994, we had aluminium road signs BURN. This fire is the same scale. And after the fires - be prepared for PTSD. Because of the problems with difficult child 3's birth so soon after our fires in 1994, it hit me hard and fast. I was getting a handle on it for myself when I watched the whole town slowly go down like 9 pins. A big part of this is the ongoing reminder, driving through mile after mile of devastation on a daily basis. You don't realise how much you need it until it's gone - you long to see a healthy tree and not hear the death-rattle of burnt leaves in the wind. You long to hear insects and birds but they're gone. So plan ahead, look after yourselves and your families. Marg [/QUOTE]
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