SWITCH
BETWEEN THE PLAYERS - BRISBANE
AUTOMATICALLY STARTS
THE
VICTORIA ONE DOES NOT START
UNLESS PRESSING PLAY
Rural
Ambulance Victoria, 3850
only
Victoria Police
Multiple towers - both channels
included
2 of 4 Statewide Portable
Repeater Comms Vans
Country Fire Authority (CFA),
3850 only
State Emergency Service
(SES), Victoria 3850 only
Victorian Rail (the beep
every 12 seconds)
NSW
Rural Fire Services
Statewide/Mutual Aid Frequencies
Frequency
Tone Alpha Tag Description
Mode Tag
452.56250 110.9 PL F-1 Statewide
Repeater Frequency FM
452.78750 110.9 PL F-2 Statewide
Repeater Frequency (Not
For Use Near Warringah Pittwater)
FM
452.92500 110.9 PL F-3 Statewide
Repeater Frequency FM
453.02500 110.9 PL F-4 Statewide
Repeater Frequency (Not
For Use Near Gosford) FM
453.03750 110.9 PL F-5 Statewide
Repeater Frequency FM
453.40000 110.9 PL F-6 Statewide
Repeater Frequency (Not
For Use Near Blue Mountains)
FM
453.46250 110.9 PL F-7 Statewide
Repeater Frequency (Not
For Use Near Gosford) FM
453.48750 110.9 PL F-8 Statewide
Repeater Frequency FM
411.01250 110.9 PL F-9 RFS
Car To Car Simplex FM
411.03750 110.9 PL F-10
RFS Car To Car Simplex FM
411.06250 110.9 PL F-11
RFS Car To Car Simplex FM
411.08750 110.9 PL F-12
RFS Car To Car Simplex FM
412.27500 110.9 PL F-13
Simplex/Mutual Aid for cross-agency
liaison FM Interop
412.32500 110.9 PL F-14
Simplex/Mutual Aid for cross-agency
liaison FM Interop
412.35000 110.9 PL F-15
Simplex/Mutual Aid for cross-agency
liaison FM Interop
412.40000 110.9 PL F-16
Simplex/Mutual Aid for cross-agency
liaison FM Interop
412.45000 110.9 PL F-17
Simplex/Mutual Aid for cross-agency
liaison FM Interop
North
Region Operations
412.47500 18 Copmanhurst
FM
412.62500 23 Manilla FM
412.80000 28 Tenterfield
FM
413.10000 36 Kempsey FM
413.11250 37 Tenterfield
FM
413.12500 38 Parry FM
413.12500 38 Maclean FM
413.13750 39 Bellingen FM
413.13750 39 Coolah FM
413.13750 39 Tweed FM
413.15000 40 Tamworth FM
413.15000 40 Severn FM
413.15000 40 Narrabri FM
413.16250 41 Ulmarra FM
413.16250 41 Walcha FM
413.16250 41 Gilgandra FM
413.17500 42 Nundle FM
413.18750 43 Gilgandra FM
413.18750 43 Parry FM
413.20000 44 Narrabri FM
413.20000 44 Bellingen FM
413.25000 45 Quirindi FM
413.26250 46 Nundle FM
413.27500 47 Coonabarabran
FM
413.27500 47 Moree FM
413.28750 48 Severn FM
413.28750 48 Narrabri FM
413.28750 48 Byron FM
413.30000 49 Guyra FM
413.30000 49 Yallaroi FM
413.30000 49 Richmond Valley
FM
413.30000 49 Narrabri FM
413.31250 50 Nambucca FM
413.31250 50 Tweed FM
413.31250 50 Quirindi FM
413.32500 51 Yallaroi FM
413.33750 52 Severn FM
413.35000 53 Copmanhurst
FM
413.35000 53 Uralla FM
413.36250 54 Gunnedah FM
413.36250 54 Guyra FM
413.37500 55 Nymboida FM
413.38750 56 Walcha FM
413.42500 58 Inverell FM
414.68750 59 Parry FM
414.85000 61 Murrundi FM
415.02500 62 Coonabarabran
FM
415.02500 62 Dumeresq FM
415.02500 62 Ballina FM
415.03750 63 Lismore FM
415.03750 63 Coonabarabran
FM
415.05000 64 Richmond Valley
FM
415.08750 67 Coolah FM
415.10000 68 Byron FM
415.10000 68 Coolah FM
415.11250 69 Moree FM
415.11250 69 Coonabarabran
FM
415.11250 69 Uralla FM
418.22500 70 Tamworth FM
418.35000 71 Coffs Harbour
FM
418.35000 71 Dumeresq FM
418.35000 71 Coonabarabran
FM
418.37500 72 Bellingen FM
418.65000 73 Narrabri FM
418.65000 73 Ballina FM
418.66250 74 Tenterfield
FM
418.67500 75 Nymboida FM
418.81250 76 Ulmarra FM
418.81250 76 Kempsey FM
418.81250 76 Scone FM
418.82500 77 Ulmarra FM
418.96250 78 Coffs Harbour
FM
418.96250 78 Walcha FM
418.97500 79 Walcha FM
419.02500 80 Coffs Harbour
FM
419.03750 81 Kyogle FM
419.13750 83 Kyogle FM
419.93750 83 Scone FM
419.15000 84 Nambucca FM
419.22500 85 Yallaroi FM
419.22500 85 Coffs Harbour
FM
419.25000 86 Scone FM
419.25000 86 Moree FM
419.40000 87 Moree FM
419.40000 87 Tweed FM
419.70000 88 Moree FM
419.13750 89 Scone FM
419.93750 89 Bingara FM
419.95000 90 Inverell FM
419.96250 91 Barraba FM
North
Region Strategic Net
463.97500 124 Walcha FM
464.32500 126 Tenterfeild
FM
464.37500 127 Nymboida FM
464.52500 128 Coffs Harbour
FM
464.52500 128 Narribri FM
464.60000 131 Ballina FM
464.60000 131 Moree FM
464.60000 131 Tamworth FM
464.67500 132 Murrurundi
FM
464.67500 132 Maclean FM
464.80000 133 Gunnedah FM
464.80000 133 Yallaroi FM
465.75000 135 Barraba FM
465.75000 135 Coonabarabran
FM
465.92500 137 Inverell FM
465.92500 137 Kyogle FM
465.92500 137 Narribri FM
465.92500 138 Dumaresq FM
South
Region Operations
412.50000 19 Yass FM
412.55000 20 Gunning FM
412.60000 22 Yarrowlumbla
FM
412.62500 23 Conargo FM
412.65000 24 Tumut FM
412.65000 24 Mulwaree FM
412.70000 25 Tallaganda
FM
412.72500 26 Mulwaree FM
412.72500 26 Shoalhaven
FM
412.75000 27 Shoalhaven
FM
412.75000 27 Gunning FM
412.75000 27 Crookwell FM
412.80000 28 Murray FM
412.85000 29 Cooma Monaro
FM
412.85000 29 Shoalhaven
FM
412.90000 31 Eurobodalla
FM
412.95000 33 Tallaganda
FM
413.05000 34 Eurobodalla
FM
413.07500 35 Shoalhaven
FM
413.07500 35 Snowy River
FM
413.07500 35 Windouran FM
413.10000 36 Murray FM
413.10000 36 Bega Valley
FM
413.11250 37 Bega Valley
FM
413.11250 37 Wakool FM
413.12500 38 Bega Valley
FM
413.12500 38 Deniliquin
FM
413.13750 39 Murray FM
413.15000 40 Bombala FM
413.17500 42 Eurobodalla
FM
413.17500 42 Urana FM
413.18750 43 Jerilderie
FM
413.18750 43 Bega Valley
FM
413.20000 44 Murrumbidgee
FM
413.25000 45 Griffith FM
413.25000 45 Murray FM
413.26250 46 Wakool FM
413.26250 46 Griffith FM
413.27500 47 Eurobodalla
FM
413.28750 48 Hume FM
413.28750 48 Tumbarumba
FM
413.30000 49 Holbrook FM
413.30000 49 Jerilderie
FM
413.31250 50 Windouran FM
413.33750 52 Murrumbidgee
FM
413.35000 53 Berrigan FM
413.35000 53 Snowy River
FM
413.36250 54 Leeton FM
413.37500 55 Lockhart FM
413.38750 56 Snowy River
FM
413.38750 56 Murray FM
413.40000 57 Cooma Monaro
FM
414.68750 59 Shoalhaven
FM
414.85000 61 Yarrowlumbla
FM
415.02500 62 Leeton FM
415.03750 63 Bombala FM
415.03750 63 Lockhart FM
415.05000 64 Bombala FM
415.05000 64 Windouran FM
415.06250 65 Tumut FM
415.07500 66 Wakool FM
415.10000 68 Narrandera
FM
418.22500 70 Shoalhaven
FM
418.22500 70 Tumbarumba
FM
418.35000 71 Holbrook FM
418.35000 71 Crookwell FM
418.35000 71 Cooma Monaro
FM
418.37500 72 Hume FM
418.65000 73 Corowa FM
418.65000 73 Gundagai FM
418.66250 74 Yass FM
418.66250 74 Shoalhaven
FM
418.66250 74 Culcairn FM
418.67500 75 Gundagai FM
418.81250 76 Mulwaree FM
418.81250 76 Wagga Wagga
FM
418.82500 77 Wagga Wagga
FM
418.82500 77 Shoalhaven
FM
418.96250 78 Eurobodalla
FM
418.96250 78 Tumut FM
418.97500 79 Snowy River
FM
418.97500 79 Wagga Wagga
FM
419.03750 81 Tallaganda
FM
419.07500 82 Tumbarumba
FM
419.13750 83 Shoalhaven
FM
419.15000 84 Shoalhaven
FM
419.93750 89 Crookwell FM
South
Region Strategic Net
463.02500 117 Conargo FM
463.02500 117 Hume FM
463.02500 117 Narrandera
FM
463.02500 118 Cooma FM
463.12500 119 Windouran
FM
463.17500 120 Lockhart FM
463.25000 121 Corowa FM
463.32500 122 Crookwell
FM
463.32500 122 Jerilderie
FM
463.65000 123 Gundagai FM
463.65000 123 Eurobodalla
FM
464.27500 125 Yass FM
464.37500 127 Cooma FM
464.52500 128 Bega FM
464.52500 128 Shoalhaven
FM
464.80000 133 Bega FM
467.32500 142 Bombala FM
467.32500 142 Yarrowlumla
FM
467.45000 144 Yarrowlumla
FM
East
Region Operations
412.47500 18 Dungog FM
412.47500 18 Oberon FM
412.50000 19 Hawkesbury
FM
412.50000 19 Greater Taree
FM
412.55000 20 Singleton FM
412.55000 20 Evans FM
412.57500 21 Great Lakes
FM
412.60000 22 Wyong FM
412.65000 24 Greater Lithgow
FM
412.70000 25 Greater Lithgow
FM
412.70000 25 Dungog FM
412.72500 26 Dungog FM
412.72500 26 Oberon FM
412.75000 27 Lake Macquarie
FM
412.80000 28 Hastings FM
412.85000 29 Greater Lithgow
FM
412.87500 30 Greater Lithgow
FM
412.87500 30 Port Stephens
FM
412.90000 31 Hawkesbury
FM
412.90000 31 Great Lakes
FM
412.90000 31 Oberon FM
412.92500 32 Hawkesbury
FM
412.92500 32 Great Lakes
FM
412.95000 33 Oberon FM
413.05000 34 Cessnock FM
413.05000 34 Evans FM
413.05000 34 Greater Taree
FM
413.07500 35 Cessnock FM
413.07500 35 Evans FM
413.42500 41 Wyong FM
413.30000 49 Merriwa FM
413.37500 55 Hastings FM
413.42500 58 Greater Taree
FM
413.42500 58 Wyong FM
414.82500 60 Lake Macquarie
FM
414.85000 61 Lake Macquarie
FM
415.03750 63 Hastings FM
418.22500 70 Muswellbrook
FM
418.66250 74 Port Stephens
FM
418.67500 75 Cessnock FM
418.96250 78 Merriwa FM
418.97500 79 Maitland FM
419.02500 80 Singleton FM
419.02500 80 Gloucester
FM
419.07500 82 Gloucester
FM
419.22500 85 Singleton FM
462.02500 92 Campbelltown
FM
462.28750 93 Warringah FM
462.28750 93 Warringah FM
462.28750 93 Warringah FM
462.28750 93 Warringah FM
462.45000 94 Wollongong
FM
462.48750 95 Wollondilly
FM
462.51250 96 Wingecaribee
FM
462.52500 97 Gosford FM
462.58750 98 Baulkham Hills
FM
460.60000 P239 B/Mountains
FM
462.53750 P238 B/Mountains
FM
462.65000 99 Wollongong
FM
462.90000 P241 B/Mountains
FM
462.98750 P240 B/Mountains
FM
466.83750 P197 B/Mountains
FM
462.70000 100 Gosford FM
462.76250 102 Sutherland
FM
462.77500 103 Wingecaribee
FM
462.82500 104 Gosford FM
462.82500 104 Kiama FM
462.86250 105 Shellharbour
FM
462.90000 106 Blue Mtns
FM
462.90000 106 Blue Mtns
FM
462.90000 106 Blue Mtns
FM
462.90000 106 Blue Mtns
FM
462.96250 107 Gosford FM
463.65000 108 Penrith FM
465.40000 109 Wingecaribee
FM
465.41250 110 Wollondilly
FM
465.42500 111 Wollongong
FM
465.60000 112 Hornsby FM
465.60000 112 Hornsby FM
465.60000 112 Hornsby FM
465.60000 112 Hornsby FM
465.95000 113 Gosford FM
466.77500 114 Camden FM
467.42500 115 Blacktown
FM
467.80000 116 Liverpool
FM
466.55000 218 Baulkham Hills
FM
464.91250 219 Baulkham Hills
FM
466.51250 220 Sutherland
FM
462.53750 221 Sutherland
FM
466.90000 222 Wollondilly
FM
467.47500 223 Wingecaribee
FM
463.05000 224 Wingecaribee
FM
East
Region Strategic Net
463.02500 117 Greater Lithgow
FM
463.17500 120 Oberon FM
464.27500 125 Dungog FM
464.32500 126 Rylston FM
464.32500 126 Taree FM
464.52500 128 Gloucester
FM
465.75000 135 Cessnock FM
465.75000 136 Wingecarribee
FM
466.77500 139 Wyong FM
466.95000 140 Hawkesbury
FM
467.32500 142 Liverpool
FM
467.32500 142 Murrurundi
FM
467.42500 143 Kiama FM
467.72500 146 Wyong FM
West
Region Operations
412.50000 19 Mudgee FM
412.57500 21 Brewarrina
FM
412.57500 21 Rylstone FM
412.60000 22 Wellington
FM
412.62500 23 Cobar FM
412.72500 26 Mudgee FM
412.75000 27 Cabonne FM
412.80000 28 Carrathool
FM
412.80000 28 Dubbo FM
412.90000 31 Dubbo FM
412.92500 32 Mudgee FM
412.92500 32 Cowra FM
412.95000 33 Mudgee FM
413.05000 34 Wellington
FM
413.11250 37 Bourke FM
413.11250 37 Brewarrina
FM
413.11250 37 Cobar FM
413.12500 38 Brewarrina
FM
413.12500 38 Narromine FM
413.13750 39 Bourke FM
413.13750 39 Warren FM
413.15000 40 Bourke FM
413.15000 40 Carrathool
FM
413.16250 41 Lachlan FM
413.16250 41 Carrathool
FM
413.16250 41 Bogan FM
413.17500 42 Bourke FM
413.17500 42 Cobar FM
413.17500 42 Hay FM
413.17500 42 Walgett FM
413.17500 42 Central Darling
FM
413.20000 44 Bland FM
413.20000 44 Bourke FM
413.20000 44 Coonamble FM
413.25000 45 Bogan FM
413.25000 45 Unic Area FM
413.25000 45 Unic Area FM
413.25000 45 Coonamble FM
413.25000 45 Brewarrina
FM
413.25000 45 Bourke FM
413.25000 45 Balranald FM
413.26250 46 Temora FM
413.26250 46 Cobar FM
413.26250 46 Bourke FM
413.27500 47 Bourke FM
413.27500 47 Bogan FM
413.27500 47 Walgett FM
413.28750 48 Brewarrina
FM
413.28750 48 Coonamble FM
413.30000 49 Parkes FM
413.31250 50 Cobar FM
413.31250 50 Wenworth FM
413.31250 50 Carrathool
FM
413.31250 50 Bogan FM
413.31250 50 Unic Area FM
413.32500 51 Unic Area FM
413.32500 51 Central Darling
FM
413.32500 51 Bland FM
413.33750 52 Balranald FM
413.33750 52 Walgett FM
413.35000 53 Hay FM
413.35000 53 Lachlan FM
413.36250 54 Cobar FM
413.36250 54 Central Darling
FM
413.37500 55 Central Darling
FM
413.37500 55 Bland FM
413.38750 56 Unic Area FM
413.38750 56 Unic Area FM
413.38750 56 Central Darling
FM
413.42500 58 Orange FM
413.42500 58 Carrathool
FM
414.68750 59 Wenworth FM
414.82500 60 Weddin FM
414.85000 61 Blayney FM
415.03750 63 Forbes FM
415.05000 64 Dubbo FM
415.05000 64 Balranald FM
415.07500 66 Wenworth FM
415.07500 66 Coolamon FM
418.22500 70 Parkes FM
418.35000 71 Cabonne FM
418.37500 72 Cowra FM
418.37500 72 Wenworth FM
418.37500 72 Mudgee FM
418.65000 73 Hay FM
418.81250 76 Young FM
418.81250 76 Cobar FM
419.02500 80 Cootamundra
FM
419.03750 81 Young FM
419.03750 81 Mudgee FM
419.07500 82 Harden FM
419.13750 83 Harden FM
419.13750 83 Cabonne FM
419.22500 85 Junee FM
419.25000 86 Coolamon FM
419.25000 86 Booroowa FM
419.40000 87 Rylstone FM
419.70000 88 Cowra FM
419.95000 90 Rylstone FM
419.96250 91 Booroowa FM
West
Region Strategic Net
463.02500 117 Cobar FM
463.12500 119 Bogan FM
463.17500 120 Coonamble
FM
0.00000 121 West Wyalong
FM
463.65000 123 Hay FM
463.65000 123 Warren FM
0.00000 124 Wellington FM
463.97500 124 Walgett FM
464.27500 125 Central Darling
FM
0.00000 126 Dubbo FM
0.00000 127 Young FM
0.00000 128 Lachlan FM
464.52500 128 Cobar FM
464.52500 128 Bourke FM
464.60000 131 Cobar FM
0.00000 133 Junee FM
464.80000 133 Carrathool
FM
464.80000 133 Cobar FM
465.75000 134 Wentworth
FM
465.75000 134 Cobar FM
465.75000 134 Carrathool
FM
465.92500 137 Balranald
FM
467.42500 143 Balranald
FM
0.00000 145 Cabonne FM
467.72500 145 Bogan FM
Other
Submissions
Frequency
License Type Tone Alpha
Tag Description Mode Tag
450.72500 Hornsby RFS FM
467.42500 110.9 PL Horsley
Park Area FM
462.02500 110.9 PL Hoxton
Park/Casula Area FM
148.58750 VL2OR F NSWRFS
Paging Tones Tx Middle Brother,
Port Macquarie 100w FM
461.98125 VL2OR F NSWRFS
Paging Tones Tx Middle Brother,
Port Macquarie 5w FM
412.50000 VL2OR RM Tx Middle
Brother Mt, Port Macquarie
50w FM
412.80000 VL2OR RM Tx Middle
Brother Mt, Port Macquarie
50w FM
Blacktown
Assist SES Various Locations
Blacktown LGA 0 Non Bushfire
activity 0 Going 12/12 :
09:25AM
Sutherland MVA Heathcote
Rd Lucas Heights x New Illawarra
Rd 0 Non Bushfire activity
0 Being Controlled 13/12
: 11:44AM
Weddin Nardoo haystack fire
8 Klm north of Quandialla
0 Non Bushfire activity
1 Patrol 13/12 : 10:00AM
Key to Terms Used
Incident Name
Each incident is given a
name by the incident controller
to assist in the management
of multiple incidents. The
name does not always reflect
the exact location of an
incident but rather serves
as a point of reference
for Incident Management
Teams.
Type
Grass Grass fire
Bush Bush fire
Structure A fire involving
a residential, commercial
or industrial building
Hazmat The RFS provides
operational support to the
NSWFB for hazardous materials
incidents
MVA/Transport Motor vehicle
accident
Aircraft Incident involving
aircraft
Train Incident involving
railway rolling stock
Class
Class 0 A non-bushfire activity
such as a motor vehicle
accident
Class 1 A bushfire under
the control of the responsible
fire authority, which may
include the provision of
low level assistance by
another agency
Class 2 A bushfire involving
more than one agency and
where the local Bush Fire
Management Executive have
appointed a person to take
charge of firefighting operations
Class 3 Major bush fire(s)
involving a number of agencies
and requiring out of area
resources. The declaration
under Section 44 of the
Rural Fires Act, 1997 has
been made or is imminent
giving the RFS Commissioner
coordination of the incident
through an appointed Incident
Controller
Status
Going Indicates any fire
that is spreading on one
or more flanks. Effective
control strategies are not
in place for the entire
perimeter
Being Controlled Effective
strategies are in operation
or planned for the entire
perimeter
Contained Whole of fire
perimeter is behind identifiable
control lines. Active firefighting
and/or mop-up and patrol
proceeding. The fire is
not out, active fire may
be located inside perimeter.
The fire could breach containment
lines under difficult weather
conditions
Patrol Fire is at a stage
where firefighting resources
are only required for patrol
purposes
Out Fire is at a stage where
it is removed from the list
of current fires
Fire
Investigation and Research
Section Bulletin Board
Product
recall - 'YUN' and 'SWEDA'
cord extension sockets
The YA3-Z cord extension
sockets have been found
to pose a serious threat
of fatal electric shock
and fire. Faulty socket
contacts do not adequately
grip their corresponding
plug and may result in overheating,
melting and fire or electric
shock.
The
sockets were fitted to extension
cord sets and marketed,
on the packaging, under
Mayvic, Sweda, Cafelighting,
Sansai, GI, Canopower and
various other brands.
Most
feature a white coloured
enclosure with a protective
skirt and the sockets feature
the logo of manufacturer
"Yun" or "Sweda"
and the model/catalogue
number "YA3-Z".
Papaya Ice Votive
ProductRisk: High
Hazard
Type: Fire
Product
Information: The Ice Votives
were sold at Homeware, Gift
and Lifestyle Stores and
come in five colours; Amenthyst,
Lilac, Tangerine, Olive
and Watermelon
Defect
Details: The Papaya Ice
Votives may present a fire
hazard. The Ice Votive may
catch alight if the tealight
candle is not placed completely
horizontal on the base of
the Ice Volive
Consumer
Action: Please return the
product to the point of
purchase for a full refund.
Further information can
be obtained from Papaya
Ltd on
02 9327 8411
Product Recall Crest Branded
Power Boards and Extension
Leads
Product info:-
Power
Board: Model PB4,PB6. The
powerboards are marked with
the model number, a "Crest"
logo, rating of 10A 240V
(2400W) 50Hz, and N17219.
All units are white in colour
and were sold from October
2001 to July 2002.
Extension
Leads: Model XCL203, XCL205,
XCL207, XCL210, XCL220.
The extension leads are
marked with a Yun, model
YAC-3, rating of 10A 250V,
and N17533. All units are
white in colour and were
sold from October 2001 to
July 2002.
Hazard
type:- Fire or electric
shock
Product
risk:- High
Consumer
action:- Discontinue use
of these products immediately
and dispose of immediately,
or return to the place of
purchase. For further information
phone Crest Electronics
customer service on toll
free 1800 773 539.
Product Recall Caterpillar
Articulated Trucks
Product Risk: High
Hazard
Type: Steering failure or
fire
Defect
Details: the 1796388, 1796389,
1796390 Tube Assemblies
may fail, releasing hydraulic
fluid under pressure at
the tube to connector joint
due to insufficient brazing.
Personal injury or death
may result from loss of
steering or fire.
Consumer
Action: contact your authorised
Caterpillar dealer
GCC Elite Laser Printers
Product Risk: High
Hazard
Type: Fire
Product
Information: GCC Elite 608/608/1208
and 616 Laser Printers were
sold in Australia over the
periood 1994-2000
Defect
Details:A fire risk safety
issue has bee identified
with theses products.In
the event that a screw in
the fuser unit in the machine
loosens, a risk of arcing
occurs that may heat a contiguous
part to the point of ignition
if the unit is switched
on 24 hours a day and has
had its factory set power
save mode deactivated.
Consumer
Action: Enable the energy
saver mode and switch unit
off when unattended. Contact
GCC TRchnologies Australia
Pty Ltd on 1800 422 832
to confirm arrangments for
free onsite replacement
of suspect parts
Braemer Paradigm Rooftop
Evaporative Coolers
Product Risk: High
Hazard
Type: Fire
Product
Information: Sold throughout
Australia. It is believed
the product which is at
issue was manufactured after
a plug-socket design change
implemented on the 4th January
2002
Defect
Details: A potential safety
issue has been identified
in relation to the fitment
and final positioning of
the Fan-Motor assembly into
the Tank of the installed
evaporative cooler. If the
assembly is incorrectly
fitted it is possible the
plug and socket will not
connect adequately, possibly
resulting in overheating
of the plug and socket
Consumer
Action: Service agents will
attend each insulation and
undertake a rework using
a modified connection that
eleminates the safety risk.
For futher information contact
Seeley International on
(08) 8276 2355
Briggs & Stratton Engines
Product Risk: High
Hazard
Type: fire and Burns
Product
Information: This recall
applies to the following
Briggs & Stratton engines
used to power fun-carts.
All 5HP Model Series beginning
with engine numbers 1352XX;
and only Fun Power Model
Series beginning with engine
numbers 1362XX, and manufactured
onor before the 22nnd June
1995 with a 2 inch tall
plastic fuel cap
Defect
Details: Fuel from the engine
can spillout if the fun-kart
overturns, posing a serious
fire and burns hazard.
Consumer
Action: Contact an authorized
Briggs & stratton Service
Dealer to arrange for a
free repair
Nikon Coolpix 2000 Digital
Camera
Product Information: 2 Megapixel
consumer digital zoom lens
camera, powered by 4AA sized
Alkaline batteries, supplied
with the camera. Supplied
in Australia between 27th
June and the 9th August
2002.Affected cameras have
serial numbers: 2010001-2042816;
2510001-2543248;3010001-3060980;
35110001-3561916;4010001-4063334;
4510001-4555696; 5010001-5014664;
5510001-5512592
Product
Risk: High
Hazard
Type: Fire
Defect
Details: Severe overheating
may occur within the battery
chamber of this product,
sufficient to result in
the melting of the outside
casing. such heat might
lead to injury, and under
extereme circumstances might
possibly lead to a fire.
Consumer
Action: Cease use immediately
and remove all batteries.
Information and instructions
for return and replacement
cameras can be found at
www.maxwell.com.au Alternately
further advice can be obtained
by toll free phone 1800
366 499
Daisy Candles
Product Risk : High
Hazard
Type: Fire
Product
Information: Candles with
daisy flowers within the
wax, were sold throuhh Gift
Stores during Ausust 2002.
These candles will have
the Artique Home Designs
Logo and item nos between
602151-602172 (inclusive)printed
on a label affixed to the
base of each candle
Defect
Details: A potential fire
risk may occur while burning
these candles should the
daisy flowers within the
wax catch fire
Consumer
Action:Discontinue use of
these candles immediately
and return to the place
of purchase for a full refund.
For further information
phone toll free 1800 627
588
Tea Light Candles
A recent hotel fire was
caused by a tea light candle
placed on top of a television
set. When the candle had
burnt almost to the bottom
of its container, there
was sufficient heat build-up
at the base of the candle
to melt through the plastic
of the television, allowing
the candle to fall through.
There
have been at least two fatalities
attributed to tea light
candles in the past. Be
aware that if you sit any
type of candle on top of
a combustible material,
you should place a suitable
protective container (such
as a china plate) under
the candle.
Never-Seez 320gm Aerosol
Cans
PRODUCT INFO: Never-Seez
320gm Aerosol Cans of anti-seize
and lubricating compound-Batch
No. 00G9810. The product
is sold as an extreme pressure,
anti-seize and lubricating
compound. It is applied
as a coating film to metal
parts prior to assembly.
This batch of the product
was manufactured in June
2000.
DEFECT
DETAILS: If un-opened aerosol
cans of this batch have
been exposed to high temperatures
(greater than 50 degress
C) over the last 2-1/2 years,
the cans might fail. If
there is a failure in the
can it is possible for the
ends of the can to blow
out.
CONSUMER
ACTION: If you suspect that
you have any Never-Seeze
aerosol 320gm cans, do not
touch the cans. Immediately
ring Bostik Findley Toll-free
on 1800 621 221 and Bostik
Findley will arrange for
removal of the product
Burton & ICM Brand Electrical
3-Pin Plugs
PRODUCT INFO: The relevant
plugs were manufactured
during the period May 2001
to September 2002. If you
purchased an electrical
appliance or an ICM or Burton
plug, other than an extension
lead, after May 2001 please
look at the plug. Please
see if the plug has 3 pins
and either ICM or Burton
on it.
PRODUCT
RISK: High
HAZARD
TYPE: Electric Shock or
Fire
DEFECT
DETAILS: A tester used to
ensure continuity in the
earth circuitry of ICM branded
and some Burton branded
plugs has been identified
as faulty. This means some
plugs may not properly earth
the circuit. A risk of electric
shock or fire would only
arise where the plug is
attached to an appliance
that has a fault which causes
the appliance to become
live as well as any secondary
measures such as safety
switches failing to work
properly
CONSUMER
ACTION: If your plug has
3-pins and the letters ICM
and K1-53 around the outside
edge; or the word Burton
and the letters F and B7
on the plug perimeter; please
check for the following
markings; texta marks on
2 of the pins or has sticker
that says TESTED OK. If
the plug does not have these
markings please telephone
the Freecall number 1800
728 890 immediately to discuss
whether your plug may be
affected. The company will
inspect or test your plug
at their expense and will
come to you. For any information
in relation to this recall
please telephone Freecall
1800 728 890
Back-UPS CS Uninterruptible
Power Supply LIne
PRODUCT INFO: The back-up
supply devices are primarily
used to protect computers
in the case of a power failure.
Two specific models Back-UPS
CS 350 and Back-UPS CS 500,
manufactured between November
200 and December 2002. All
of the recall power supply
devices have one of the
following serial numbers:
AB 0048 through AB0251,
BB0104 through BB0251, and
JB0125 through JB0251 which
consumers can find on the
bottom of the unit
PRODUCT
RISK: High
HAZARD
TYPE: Fire
DEFECT
DETAILS: Units may overheat
and present a potential
fire hazard
CONSUMER
ACTION: APC recommends that
anyone with an affected
device immediately remove
the UPS unit from service
by turning off all connected
equipment and un plugging
the unit from electrical
outlet. For further information
please telephone on toll
free number 1800 652 725
The Body Shop Hope Decorative
Tealight Candle Holder
PRODUCT INFO: White Musk-Silver
Candle Holder with clear
and lilac beads (Code 9128);
Oceanus-Silver Candle Holder
with aqua and clear beads
(Code 9129); The Spirit
of Moonflower-Silver Candle
Holder with pink and clear
beads (Code 9164) Generic-Gold
Candle Holder with red and
clear beads (Code 9162);
Sold through The Body Shop
retail outlets, The Body
Shop By Mail, The Body Shop
At Home, and The Body Shop
on-line from 1 October 2002-7
February 2003
PRODUCT
DETAILS: Recent tests have
indicated that the decorative
beads on the Candle Holder
are flammable and could
ignite.
CONSUMER
ACTION: Cease use of this
product. This recall is
at the expense of The Body
Shop and the product can
be returned to any retail
outlet of The Body Shop
Australia for a full refund.
Alternatively, contact The
Body Shop Customer Service
freecall number on 1800
003 416
Every
summer in southeastern Australia,
conditions will occur where
a bushfire can develop and
spread rapidly.
With
the arrival of summer, our
weather becomes hotter and
drier and the vegetation
that can make up the fuel
for a fire starts to dry
out. When the fine fuels
such as leaves, bark, twigs
and grasses are dry, there
may be very little or no
moisture left in them at
all, making it very easy
for a fire to spread quickly.
Humidity
On a typical summer
day the air may contain
very low levels of moisture;
a low relative humidity.
Low humidity adds greatly
to the risk of bushfires.
Effect
of wind
As the wind gets stronger
a fire can burn hotter because
the wind pushes the flames
forward into unburnt fuel.
The flames start to lean
forward and can directly
touch more dry fuel making
the fire move faster, and
throw burning leaves, bark
and twigs further down-wind
starting new fires.
The
wind also dictates the direction
that a fire will spread.
But
beware! Though the front
of the fire is the hottest
point, the whole perimeter
of the fire may be burning.
When a wind change occurs,
like our common south-west
wind change, the new front
of the fire may be much
larger.
Fuel
How hot the fire becomes
or how fast it can spread
is also dependent upon what
the fire has to burn.
Small
"fuels" like leaves,
twigs and grass can burn
rapidly and give off heat
fast.
Heavier fuels like branches
and logs burn more slowly
and give off heat more slowly.
Around both the bush and
our homes several different
types of fuels can be commonly
found, and these may burn
in different ways:
Grasses
rapidly respond to changes
in the amount of moisture
in the air. When the grasses
are very dry (a deep gold
and brown colour) they absorb
moisture from damper air
over-night but lose it to
wind and low relative humidity
very early on high fire
risk days.
When the bark on trees is
fibrous and dry, the flames
can preheat other fuels
above them which in turn
assists the fire to climb
higher up into a tree, adding
to both the height of the
flames and to the heat coming
from the fire.
When the shrubs, branches
and bark in an area provide
a continuous ladder of fuel
up into the canopy of the
trees, a bushfire can burn
high into the trees and
give off very large amounts
of heat. This is sometimes
called a crown fire.
Topography
Finally, the shape of the
land has a strong effect
on how a bushfire will behave
in your area. A fire will
burn faster uphill because
the flames can reach more
unburnt fuel, and because
the heat radiating from
the fire will pre-heat more
fuel on the slope above
the fire.
Fire
Behaviour
Bushfires will spread in
several ways:
burning
embers driven by wind;
heat radiating in front
of the fire;
flames directly touching
unburnt fuel.
Some of the bark, leaves
and twigs burning in a bushfire
are carried forward by the
wind and drop onto unburnt
fuels downwind of the fire.
They may travel several
kilometres and start new
fires downwind, or land
around your home and need
to be extinguished rapidly.
Though
you may know that there
is a large fire nearby,
you may not know about the
new fires that are lighting
because of embers landing
around you. This means that
leaving your home late with
the fire in your immediate
area may be a deadly option,
as you may find yourself
confronted by a fire you
did not know about.
How
Houses Burn Down During
a Bushfire
Houses don't explode during
bushfires. We sometimes
hear that the heat and flames
of bushfires causes houses
to "explode".
There is no scientific proof
or reliable eyewitness accounts
to support this. The phenomena
is more likely to be due
to a house fire starting
from small fires burning
within the building.
During
a bushfire, a house can
be set alight in three ways:
Embers
and burning debris carried
by the wind;
Radiant heat from the fire;
Flames directly touching
the house.
Wind can also play a significant
role in damaging a building,
making it more susceptible
to ignition. The Canberra
fires of January 2003 are
an example where wind markedly
increased the degree of
impact of the bushfire.
Research consistently shows
that ember attack is the
main way houses are set
alight during bushfires.
Research
consistently shows that
ember attack is the
main way houses are set
alight during bushfires.
Ember attack can best be
described as the small burning
twigs and leaves that are
carried ahead of the main
fire, that land on and around
houses before the main fire
front arrives. These small
burning twigs and leaves
can land in roof gutters,
on timber verandas, on doormats
or on other combustible
material close to the house
and may smoulder for many
hours. Without anyone present
to extinguish these small
fires, left unchecked the
fires gradually get larger
and involve other parts
of the building and its
contents until the whole
building becomes involved
in fire.
Burning
embers may land on a house
during all stages of the
fire – before the
fire front arrives, during
the passage of the fire
front and may keep landing
for many hours after the
main fire front has passed.
This
is why it is important to
continue to patrol around
the house for burning embers
up to six hours (and sometimes
longer) after the main fire
has passed through, as it
is during this time that
many houses burn down.
How
embers can ignite houses
When embers land on fine
fuels, such as leaf litter,
twigs and other debris,
they can start small fires
that can grow to create
a fire that may ignite heavier
combustible building materials.
This process is assisted
when these heavier materials
– particularly if
they are weathered or splintered
– are heated by the
radiant heat from the fire.
Debris,
leaf litter and twigs may
accumulate in many places
on, around, inside and under
a building, before and during
a bushfire. Such places
are also a good indicator
of places where embers may
land and accumulate and,
where small fires may start.
Things
to look for include:
Gaps
in roof cladding and gutters;
Gaps in exterior walls or
windows broken by radiant
heat or wind-borne debris;
The ground underneath buildings,
such as around poles and
stumps;
Under doors and through
open windows;
On decks, verandas, pergolas,
and door and window frames;
Against walls, doors, windows,
poles, trellis, and on steps
and landings; and
Wood piles and building
materials, doormats and
combustible outdoor furniture.
How radiant heat and direct
flame contact can ignite
houses
Radiant heat can ignite
timber on a building only
when a lot of fuel such
as forest-like vegetation,
overgrown gardens, and other
buildings burn quite close
to the building. However,
radiant heat plays a significant
role in heating up fuel
so that ignition by embers
or flame is easier. Radiant
heat can also crack or break
windows, allowing embers
to enter, and plastics such
as wall cladding can be
distorted badly or melted
to expose timber framing.
Most serious is the exposure
of people to radiant heat.
The
amount of direct flame contact
and/or radiant heat a house
may be subjected to, depends
on how far the house is
from the source of the heat.
If the distance from the
fire is doubled, the radiant
heat load on the building
can be reduced by up to
four times.
The
chance of direct flame contacting
a house is increased when
winds bend the flames closer
toward the ground.
The
length of time that direct
flame contact and/or radiant
heat lasts, depends on how
much fuel there is to burn
and how quickly this burns.
It generally only occurs
during the passage of the
main fire front (images
2 and 3).
To
Stay and Defend or Leave
Early?
It's Your decision.
Understanding fire behaviour
and how houses catch fire
is only part of the picture.
You also need to decide
what you will do if a fire
occurs in your area.
When
making a decision about
what you will do if there
is a bushfire in your area,
the first and most important
thing to decide is whether
you intend to stay with
your home and actively defend
it during the fire, or whether
you will leave the area
before a fire threatens.
When
should you leave?
ACT Legislation
The
Emergencies AUST 2004 provides
the legislation for evacuation
policy in the ACT - other
states have the same policies.
AFP-ACT
or AUST Policing and a Chief
Officer of an emergency
service can evacuate people
and animals to protect and
preserve life and property.
Members
of the community are encouraged
to take responsibility for
their own safety and that
of their property and to
make their own arrangement
for evacuation.
Should
evacuation be required it
will be either an immediate
or a planned evacuation.
These evacuations may be
either selective or directed
and may include self-evacuation,
assisted evacuation, and
special needs evacuation.
In
an emergency, emergency
services officers can direct
immediate evacuation - or
prevent movement into an
affected area - when loss
of life or injury is imminent.
The Emergency Services Authority
recommends that if you decide
to leave your home you must
do so before a fire threatens
and road travel becomes
hazardous. If a fire is
burning nearby, late evacuation
can be a deadly option.
Once
the fire is close, there
will be a lot of smoke in
the area; visibility will
be very poor and road travel
will be hazardous. Fallen
trees, power lines, abandoned
cars or even fire fighting
vehicles may block roads.
Most importantly, you will
be exposing yourself to
the dangers of radiant heat.
Experience
has shown that many residents
receive little, if any,
official warning of an approaching
fire. The very nature of
a bushfire is that it may
threaten your property within
minutes of starting, before
you have received any warning.
You
may not have time to leave
the area safely and you
may not know which direction
the fire is travelling.
Your house offers better
protection from the heat
of the fire than being in
your car or out in
the open.
Staying
and defending your home
Houses protect people; people
protect houses
People
who are well prepared and
take shelter in their homes
have an excellent chance
of surviving a bushfire.
Also, houses will survive
if people remain to extinguish
small fires in and around
them.
Residents
must keep in mind that in
a major bushfire, the Emergency
Services Authority will
not be able to provide assistance
to every home.
When
responding to a bushfire,
the Emergency Services Authority's
first priority is the safety
of fire-fighters, followed
by community and asset protection.
Other priorities are aggressive
first attack on new outbreaks
followed by protection of
conservation and environmental
values.
Making
your decision
It is important that you
obtain information about
what needs to be done before
making a decision.
