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Bushfire Prepare workshop

  • Date: 24 September 2025
  • Location: Dewhurst
  • Time: 11.00am–2.00pm
  • Cost: Nil

The Bushfire Prepare workshop provides participants with the opportunity to apply skills and knowledge from the online learning in a practical workshop.

Workshop outcomes Participants will: Understand the safety considerations relevant to undertaking a planned burn. Be able to apply their knowledge from the foundation online/face-to-face learning sessions in preparing a burn plan and understand the legal requirements. Become familiar with common planned burning and firefighting equipment. Be familiar with the fuel assessment process. Demonstrate how to prepare control lines using a rakehoe. Demonstrate identifying assets of value and potential hazards. Demonstrate the safe use and maintenance of rakehoes and drip torches. Where possible, undertake a small, controlled burn to demonstrate fire behaviour for test burn observation and demonstration of lighting patterns. Undertake mop up of the site and ensure all fuels are safe. Register at https://bushfireprepare.online/events/bushfire-prepare-practical-workshop-24-september-2025/ For more information email: info@bushfireprepare.online