A Bushfire Safer Precinct is a place of relative safety and may be used as a place for people to stay in or as a place of first resort for those people who have decided that they will leave high risk locations early on a bad fire weather day.
A Last Resort Refuge is intended to provide a place of relative safety during a bushfire, but does not guarantee the survival of those who assemble there, and should only be used when personal Bushfire Survival Plans cannot be implemented or have failed.
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Lucindale War Memorial Hall - Place of Relief
Fire Event Access
The Lucindale Hall will be opened by Council, for access by the general public, if the CFS issue a Bushfire Watch and Act Message for Lucindale or surrounding districts.
The CFS definition of a Bushfire Watch and Act Message is:
A Bushfire Watch and Act Message is regularly issued for bushfires that pose a localised threat to property or public safety where:
* a bushfire is threatening or is a potential threat to public safety in the immediate area of a fire
* a bushfire is producing smoke in an area that may cause concern to the public on a day of elevated fire danger
* there is a need to advise of a specific event
The Lucindale Hall will be deemed to be no longer required during a fire event once the CFS have issued a Bushfire Advice Message - Reduced Threat message.
The Lucindale Hall will still only be a Place of Relief during fire events, and people choosing to access the Lucindale Hall on such days should understand that it is not a Bushfire Safer Place nor is it a Last Resort Refuge.
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