Country Fire Authority (CFA)Firefighting - Bushfire and Structural
Warnings & Advice Information Hotline Community Meetings
Total Fire Bans Fire Restrictions Can I or Can't I Fire Danger Period
Volunteering Career Firefighting Lateral Entry Positions Vacant CFA Medals
What we do Our Structure Locations History Fire Star Training Equipment Funding Strategic Direction Supporting CFA
Your Home Summer Fire Safety Farms and Property Building a Home Community Programs Check your Hot Spots
Dangerous Goods Emergency Plans False Alarms Farms and Property Fire Equipment Forest Industry Gas Safety Inspections Training
Fire Prevention Roadside Management Land Use Planning Emergency Management
CK and Friends Activities Project Information Junior Volunteers
Programs Resources Curriculum Maps Emergency Planning

Useful Information and Contacts cited in 'On the Land'

'On the Land' - Appendix 2: Useful Information

AFAC, 1996, Glossary of Rural Fire Terminology,
Australian Fire Authorities Council, Melbourne

*Cheney P and Sullivan A, 1997, Grassfires: Fuel, Weather
and Fire Behaviour, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne

CFA, 2003, Class A Foam, Wetting Agent and Your Property,
Country Fire Authority, Melbourne

CFA, 2003, Environment Strategy, Country Fire Authority,
Melbourne

CFA, 2003, Firefighting Guidelines for Pipeline Schemes,
Country Fire Authority, Melbourne

CFA, 2003, Minimum Firefighting Requirements for Pipeline
Schemes, Country Fire Authority, Melbourne

CFA, 2004, Guidelines for Operating Private Equipment at
Fires, Country Fire Authority, Melbourne

CFA, 2004, Property Bushfire Preparation and Native
Vegetation Management Case Study, Country Fire Authority,
Melbourne

CFA, 2005, Roadside Fire Management Guidelines, Country
Fire Authority, Melbourne

CFA, 2006, Advice to the Community Before and During a
Wildfire, Country Fire Authority, Melbourne

CFA, 2006, Can I Can’t I, Country Fire Authority, Melbourne

CFA, 2007, Building in a Wildfire Management Overlay
Applicants Kit, Country Fire Authority, Melbourne

DNRE, 1999, Code of Practice for Farm Chemical Spray
Application, Department of Natural Resources and
Environment, Melbourne

DNRE, 1999 Synopsis of the Knowledge used in Prescribed
Burning in Victoria, Department of Natural Resources and
Environment, Melbourne

DPI, 1995, Agricultural Note: Pasture Recovery after Fire,
Department of Primary Industries, Melbourne

*DPI, 2000, Agricultural Note: Compost, Department of
Primary Industries, Melbourne

DPI, 2002, Agricultural Note: Fire Risk Management for Farm
Forestry, Department of Primary Industries, Melbourne

*DPI, 2006, Environmental Best Management Practice on
Farms, Department of Primary Industries, Melbourne

DPI, 2006, Agricultural Note: What happens when hay heats,
Department of Primary Industries, Melbourne

DPI, 2007, Agricultural Note: Horses and Bushfires,
Department of Primary Industries, Melbourne

DSE, 2006, Code of Forest Practices for Timber Production,
Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne

DSE, 2006, Code of Practice for Fire Management on
Public Land, Department of Sustainability and Environment,
Melbourne

ESV, 2007, Guidelines to the Electricity Safety (Electrical Line Clearance) Regulations 2005 incorporating the Code of Practice for Electrical Line Clearance 2005, Melbourne

*Luke R and McArthur A, 1978, Bushfires in Australia,
CSIRO Division of Forest Research, Australian Government
Publishing Service, Canberra

McCarthy G, Tolhurst K, Chatto K, 1999, 3rd Edition, Overall
Fuel Hazard Guide, Department of Natural Resources and
Environment, Melbourne

*Ramsay C and Rudolph L, 2003, Landscape and Building
Design for Bushfire Areas, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne
Ramsay C and Dawkins D (editors), 1993, Building in
Bushfire-Prone Areas: Information and Advice, CSIRO,
Standards Australia Limited, Sydney

*Schauble J, 2004, The Australian Bushfire Safety Guide,
Harper Collins Australia, Sydney

Standards Australia, 1999, AS 3959-1999, Construction
of Buildings in Bushfire-Prone Areas, Standards Australia
Limited, Sydney

*Webster J, 2000, The Complete Bushfire Safety Book,
Random House Australia, Sydney

(* Document not available online)

 

On the Land- Appendix 4: Contacts

Country Fire Authority (CFA Headquarters)

Victorian Bushfire Information Line

VicFire (Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority)

VicFire burnoff notification options

Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE)

Department of Primary Industries (DPI)

Department of Human Services (DHS)

Parks Victoria

Energy Safe Victoria (ESV)

Environment Protection Authority (EPA)

Landcare Groups

VicRoads

 

On the Land: Legislation relating to fire management

Country Fire Authority Act 1958

Country Fire Authority Regulations 2004

Forests Act 1958

Forests (Fire Protection) Regulations 2004

Summary Offences Act 1966

Crimes Act 1958

Native Vegetation Removal, Section 52.17, Victorian planning
schemes

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