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About the Author Michael Wootten is CFA's Director of Finance & Administration and Chair of the Bushfires Portfolio Steering Committee. The Bushfires Portfolio Steering Committee was formed for the purpose of overseeing the work identified as part of the Bushfires Portfolio and the State Government’s Implementation Plan in response to the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission.
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Some items of interest from the Bushfires Portfolio this month:
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The BPMO gathered evidence of the Township Protection Plan (TPP) project not only delivering but exceeding the BRCIM's requirement of 140 plans with a total of 200 new TPPs which are now available on the CFA website. The TPPs were developed by CFA in consultation with local councils and communities for people who live in or visit townships with a high risk of bushfire. Read more
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community safety, Bushfires Program by
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I would like to share with you an update of some of our recent achievements under the Bushfires Program:
Volunteer Identification Program
Operational volunteers will receive a ‘vehicle identification sticker’ to place on car windscreens to improve access past Traffic Management Points. The stickers will assist volunteers in being easily identifiable and support them in doing their job. This project is in response to recommendation 19 of the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission Report and will be implemented for this fire season. Stickers are also being developed for private equipment that meets CFA guidelines and will be used during bushfires to support fire fighting efforts.
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Neighbourhood Safer Places - Places of Last Resort, Bushfires Program by
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Neighbourhood Safer Places
Firstly, I'd like to acknowledge the enormous effort put in place by our people to assess Neighbourhood Safer Places (NSPs), with some great outcomes. Since 24 December 2009, a total of 40 NSPs were designated, with 243 sites assessed by CFA. Today, 135 NSPs have been designated with 694 sites assessed by CFA. In addition, 40 sites have been reassessed.
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Command and control arrangements, Bushfires Program by
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Many people across our organisation have been working to deliver on projects for this year’s Bushfires Program. A considerable amount of work is required to act on the changes for this fire season 2010-11 and I’d like to commend everyone for their fantastic work.
