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NEW! The number of haystack fires in Victoria has increased significantly over recent years. Learn what causes haystack fires, how to minimise the risk of haystack fires and protect your assets, and what to do if hay is heating Download the Preventing Haystack Fires Brochure - pdf 782k: Large File! |
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More information:Department of Primary Industries' Agriculture Notes- Australian Fodder Industry Association’s Technical Notes on Hay Production |
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Running a farm is a business, but there aren’t many businesses which are also your home and your way of life. Just like people in many other kinds of business, farmers must cope with things beyond their control, such as the weather, outbreak of disease and fluctuating commodity prices around the world. Farmers are at the mercy of the climate in good years and bad. Success is a tribute to a farmer’s ability to manage these risks.
In Victoria, farmers must also be alert to the bushfire risk and include fire protection in their business plans. This is because Victoria is one of the world’s most bushfire prone regions. There will always be bushfires and grassfires in Victoria because of the nature of the climate and the vegetation. Loss of life and property is a possibility every fire season. In fact, from July 1997 – May 2005 there were over 11,000 fires reported on rural properties involved in agricultural production in Victoria. However, in many cases these fires could have been easily prevented. Destruction of a home causes shock and material and financial loss for the whole family. But when a bushfire sweeps across a farm, the losses can be even more devastating.
Below are links to information and resources that will help you to better understand the risks associated with fire, and practical ways to help prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from bushfires and grassfires in rural Victoria.
Emergency Management Guidelines for Wind Farms- Guidelines aimed to reduce the risk and impact of fire in and around wind farms already installed, being installed or being designed.
Contact CFA Farming and Rural Living Project Manager, on 03 9262 8697