{"id":85030,"date":"2014-10-17T19:23:44","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T09:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=85030"},"modified":"2020-11-23T14:43:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T04:43:02","slug":"reminder-on-bushfire-alerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/10\/17\/reminder-on-bushfire-alerts\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder On Bushfire Alerts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you understand what the various bushfire warning alerts actually mean?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 17, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

What would you do if you heard a “Watch and Act” message over the radio? Not sure?<\/p>\n

South Burnett residents should familiarise themselves now with bushfire warnings to avoid confusion during an emergency. This is the message today from Rural Fire Service Queensland North Coast Regional Manager Peter Hollier.<\/p>\n

Mr Hollier said during a bushfire incident, different warning messages could be issued to provide advice to residents in an affected area.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmergency services personnel issue community warning messages through media and social media channels during significant bushfire incidents,\u201d Mr Hollier said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommunity warning messages are used to inform residents of threat to properties, time to impact; the direction and strength of the fire and of the steps residents must take to survive.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s essential for all Queenslanders to educate themselves and their families and understand the levels of warning now to ensure they aren\u2019t confused or panicked if a community warning message is issued for their area this bushfire season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Hollier said there were four levels of messaging which could be issued as an event escalated. These were:
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