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That's true and we seem to be getting more and more in Britain too.
The 1967 and 2013 fires in Tasmania show that given the right conditions Britain will not be immune. Dry weather, high winds and a lightning strike are all it takes. I think it was 120000Ha burnt in 2013 perhaps 100 properties (can't remember exactly) and one death
That's true and we seem to be getting more and more in Britain too.
Indeed - look at the fire on Saddleworth Moor this Summer - took over three weeks to put it out. No comparison with what the Aussies have to face - but unusually bad for UK.
I live in a four storey house converted into separate flats. We have an integrated fire alarm system that when 'triggered' is 'loud enough to wake the dead' (135Db). TThere is no reason to have any further plan than that.
I live in a four storey house converted into separate flats. We have an integrated fire alarm system that when 'triggered' is 'loud enough to wake the dead' (135Db). TThere is no reason to have any further plan than that.
We have the same issues with people who don't plan for hurricane evacuation.
My dad always made me promise to never stay on a hotel floor above the 6th floor. Most fire truck ladders are 100 ft long, but that is only straight up. The phrase "seventh heaven" is a good one to remember, because at that height or above, one might well be headed there in the event of a conflagration.