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Local Government Clarence City Council Fire Management Strategy
Fire Management Strategy and associated Reserve Management Plans
Commonwealth Government Disaster Assist
Australian Government website providing access to helplines and information about recovery assistance, including financial assistance, following a disaster. Includes advice on coping after a disaster
State Government Guidelines for development in bushfire prone areas of Tasmania (PDF file)
Produced by the Bushfire Planning Group, the document provides guidance for those who have built, or who plan to build, within bush-fire prone areas. It describes a range of ways a property can be protected from bushfire
State Government Parks and Wildlife Service: bushfire management
Information on the Parks and Wildlife Service's responsibility for the management of bushfires on all reserved land in Tasmania. Includes information on planned burning, and fire ecology and management
Commonwealth Government Sentinel hotspots
The Sentinel fire mapping web site allows users to identify fire locations that pose a potential risk to communities and property, and is designed to provide timely fire location data to emergency service managers across Australia
State Government State Fire Commission
Web site of the State Fire Commission, the peak governing body and policy group for the Tasmania Fire Service, its operational arm
State Government State Fire Management Council of Tasmania
The Council's principal function is to develop State vegetation fire management policy, and to advise and report to the Minister on vegetation fire management matters
Commonwealth Government Storms and fires: natural disasters and your home
Australian Securities and Investments Commission practical guide to storm, flood, cyclone and bushfire insurance
State Government Tasmania Fire Service (TFS)
Website of the TFS, the operational arm of the State Fire Commission, with information on: permits, bans, restrictions, fire safety and prevention, recruitement, brigades, volunteering, current fires and weather situation
State Government Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) publications
Tasmania Fire Service printable publications on fire safety and related topics

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