Pamphlet - 'Powercor & CFA Working Towards A Fire Safe Victoria', Country Fire Authority & Powercor, Victoria, Apr 2007

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Summary:: CFA and Powercor pamphlet titled 'Powercor & CFA Working Towards A Fire Safe Victoria', published in April 2007. It outlines general information about dealing with fire safety during bushfire season and the impact of electricity supply and trees in rural and bushland areas. Content includes what might happen during and after a bushfire, and the division of responsibility of maintenance of power lines between private and public line owners. This 2007 pamphlet was still in public use after the bushfires of February 2009.
Description:: DL double sided pamphlet, three colour, red border, white centre, with hand drawn image of an house, power line, a tree and sparks flying from the tree.
Statement Of Significance:: The bushfires of February 2009 have changed forever the way in which we think of fire risk. This collection of public education material still available after Black Saturday shows how difficult it is for authorities to keep pace with creating appropriate, current and relevant publications. The inclusion of both flood and fire information for the same region also illustrates the challenges faced by local government and other authorities when dealing with increasing extremes of climate.
Acquisition Information:: Collected from Ms Liza Dale-Hallett - Museum Victoria Collections, Research & Exhibitions, 2009

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	210 mm (Height), 100 mm (Width)

Tagged with:	bushfires, emergency services, natural disasters, electricity industry
Themes this item is part of:	Sustainable Futures Collection, Victorian Bushfires Collection
Primary Classification:	SUSTAINABILITY
Secondary Classification:	Natural Disasters
Tertiary Classification:	bushfires
Inscriptions:	Printed on cover: POWERCOR / AND CFA / WORKING / TOWARDS A FIRE / SAFE VICTORIA / CFA logo / Powercor logo Printed on back cover: POWERCOR & CFA WORKING / TOWARDS A FIRE SAFE VICTORIA / Bushfires Electricity and Trees
Authorised By:	Powercor, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Apr 2007
Publisher:	Country Fire Authority (CFA) Headquarters, East Burwood, Victoria, Australia, Apr 2007
References:	[http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4505136?lookfor=subject:%22Fires%20-%20Safety%20measures.%22&;offset=1&max=22] retrieved 25 Aug 2010