ACEFAC 2014 * The Challenges, Experiences and Outcomes
Anthony Clark
Group Manager Corporate Communications
NSW Rural Fire Service
2013 saw some of the most challenging fire conditions NSW has experienced in more than a decade, proving one of the first major tests of the new, nationally consistent warning arrangements which were introduced in 2009. January 2013 saw widespread Catastrophic Fire Danger Ratings and a number of large and destructive fires. Then, in October 2013, more than 200 homes were destroyed in a series of fires across the Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands, Port Stephens and Central Coast.
Throughout these fire events, the NSW Rural Fire Service delivered as many as a million telephone warnings a day, as well as engaging with millions of people through social media. The presentation will include experiences, highlights and unexpected issues arising from this time of emergency and disaster.