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THE TERRO R O F TH E W IL D FIRES BLACK SATURDAY, FEBUARY 2009
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L IV E S LO S T P E O PLE I N J UR E D H O M E S LO S T P E O PLE H O ME L E S S
K E Y L O CATIO NS O F F IR ES IN THE VICTORIA N REGION
E FF E CTS O F THE F IR E STATE WIDE
LOCALITY MAP AND SITE ANALYSIS T H E A R E A O F C AS L E MAINE IS CONSTA NTLY ON A LERT A S WELL A S ITS SURRO U N D I N G T O W N S ; H A R C O UR T AND B AR K E R S C REEK
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FIRE T HREAT ON THE SITE
F IRE D AM AG E INDE X OF 1 0 0 // V EGITATION C LA SSIFICATION: WOODLA ND / / D IS TA N C E O F V E G ITATION F R O M DWELLING 20M / / SLOP E OF VEGITATION I S 4 5 -2 5 D E G R E E S
BU S H FI R E AT TACK L E V E L ( B AL ) - F DI 100
C O N S T R U C T I ON R E Q UIR E ME NTS F OR CORRESP ONDING BA L LEVELS
SHOU SUGI BAN THIS LONGSTANDING JAPANESE METHOD INVOLVES TORCHING YOUR BUILDING MATERIALS. IT HA S BE E N DEVISED AS A WAY TO MAKE WOOD LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO FIRE AND TO KEEP AWAY INSECTS AND ROT.
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CO NCE PT IN ELEVATION
SITE PROPOSAL ONE VEH ICAL A C C S ES S // R E HAB IL ITATION OF SITE/ / VEGITATION P L A NT I N G / / M ACHE NE R Y S HE D// R ESIDENCE A ND SHORT STAY G U E S T / / WATE R TANK S
GR O U N D FLO O R // F IRST FLO O R / / SEC O N D FLO O R//
G AR AG E & STORA GE PUB L IC S PACE / STUDIO PR IVATE S PA C E A ND G UE S T R OO MS TO THE BA C K
SITE PROPOSAL TWO VEH ICAL A C C S ES S // R E HAB IL ITATION OF SITE/ / VEGITATION P L A NT I N G / / M ACHE NE R Y S HE D// R ESIDENCE A ND SHORT STAY G U E S T / / WATE R TANK S
GR O U N D FLO O R // F IRST FLO O R / / SEC O N D FLO O R//
G AR AG E & STORA GE PUB L IC S PACE PR IVATE S PA C E A ND G UE S T R OO MS TO THE SIDE