Fire! One of the world’s most destructive natural disasters, in the right conditions it can move fast, obliterate anything in its path and be impossible to stop. Every season we are warned by Country Fire Service Crews across the state to organise our bushfire safety plans and prepare our properties for the high risk of a bushfire sweeping through. We recently saw a prime example of this with the Woolundunga fires and the path of destruction they leave.
Although you may think the arid zone may not be able to provide a bushfire with much fuel to burn, 2011 was a relatively wet year which increased the amount of vegetation as well as animal numbers. Fire through this area would wipe out not only vegetation but also homes and food for the thousands of animals we have living at the reserve.
During fire season AR clears all dead and dry shrubbery from around the fence line, essentially creating a firebreak to protect the inside of the reserve. “Clearing vegetation from the fence line is a regular part of field work out at the reserve but is particularly important during the warmer months,” says Tyson Brown, Arid Recovery Field & Pest Management Officer, “Clearing vegetation from fence lines and roads provides us with a fire break not only to assist in preventing fires entering the reserve but also to help us contain them if they spark inside.”
So, do you have your bushfire action plan? For more information head to www.cfs.sa.gov.au to help you plan. Arid Recovery are also putting their prevention plan into action with a vegetation clearance working bee at the Reserve. For more information please contact volunteer@aridrecovery.org.au or phone the office on 08 8671 2402.
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