we) E» News "Lu: W masses mar 'n 8' 3 MW arm { o r- a. r. vw was ms "‘ I nor am lar ummy al amanrlanlmalr allrr hr. and as well um «or lhr rlow lnrrrare al lrrHerrlarad hnrnam .n arms and have pollard on sudl areas, and lhrls emouraeed la ereale rrlarsuplal lam (or ralrlal swardsl A loresl 0! young deeldnous lrees, he, mulberry, or oalr wlll make a sloelr refuge eloselsrowsed belore fires are expeered ldry grass perlodl. sharl swards are lalrly qultkly developed by close guzm r1 firsr slashed, lhen llrned and lerllllsed lphosphalel. avenlnally, sneh rlre reluges heernne popular plaees wuh sloeh Wrrh respeel la a house or vrllage, dose-grazed or rnown areas larrn parl ol lhe lnpwrnd or downslopel nrelareak syslenl. and lo lrre danger perrods sroeh can he led rn or nruslered. and seenred m rhrse areas or rn lhe selllernenr nsell chlrkerls snrvlve well or solrd Imusmg, as lhey olleu produee hare areas around sueh houses, or ehlehan sheds earl be pan—hunzd in banks la glee errnplere pmtzdlon PERSONAL SURVIVAL |N AND AFTER mu: For people. lhe rnaln survival laeror ls to sever lhe body, wean"; wlxll ur rollon, and lo sheller horn rue lronl radrahon behlnd a nee. ear, house, or ln a peneh. all lhe beerea ll rhe whale pody can be raped in a wer blinkd Wall nnrll llarnes have passed, lhen nrove unllonsly on return! gmnd, For rlyll anlharllles, radra srarlons rnusl pe eorrurranded lo lreep rorlslarll reporrs eolng on Ilre dlrealon, open eseape ronles, lannlv loearrorl eenrres and relnee areas, and lo em rouslanl rnslrnrnons ra householders and Invdlas lnsl as lhe rue passes, wzflfiuippcd ground reams paraeded try a bldldour should clear roads, and pnl our spol (in-s rn unoeenpled houses Pollee need lo rosoer guards, or raelloarsaplrned volnnreers, m prevenl 10mins unlll lhe In is re-oeul and servlres re-eorlneened. 5nd! servleas rnusl helm sland—lry al Kim rlre penphely as u rs snlerdal m pnl lorward reams ln lhe palh al lhe wlldllre. ln llreslorrrls, my!“ ls penodreally enhansled, and lhe are goes our briefly, l-eople eannol bmlhe and lhey lalrll, so lhey should never lalre relays ln small warer lanhs, darns, or rivers, as lhey wlll dmwn whrle nneorlselous the sea, and large nvels ol loo 1“ or so across, are sale In run lo, our beware ol limhng (ml-n 455 lalk ul’ oxygen rn rhe alr and woler llhe 5km needs nxygun rm). Drink a lal nl warer lo preyenr dehydrw alien, and make sure ehrldren and sroelr also 5" waler lo replaee losl body l'lnlds We survrve beller ll we have planned ahead, laulll hsh ponds or boughl rneral huelrers, prepared bhnhas and rrnporlanr papers lo be pkkad np lay lhe rear door, lllled rool eurlers, removed door-rnals, hosed down lhe garden, rred np or penned lheslrelr, prepared waollens lo wear, lakzn ln lhe elorhes, lrlled oallls and slnks wrlh waler, and so on. We "mm lislzr ll we haw eapeeled lhe nolse, eonlusron. sense of isolalllm, and are prepared lor looms and [or ~snmver guilt” llhal ls "why should I have survrved when people around rrle have dredw; lorweehr. mumhs, perhaps years. weean reel desolaled by rhe losses we hmw 5! ll gleafly helps ll we have mixed orhers belore, dun"; and aller lhe file, as we know we dld our besr Thls iprplms to all earasaaplres, nol .nsl rlre. Even so, rn every large wlldllre in seuled areas, people wall he loel or very badly lrnured, mudl properly and slack wrll he deslroyed, and lhe psydmlnglml and sodal elleds wlll perslsl lo. rnorrlhs or years And .1 your house burns dawn, do nol lrurhl anolher 'hlsl lhe same” as rnrrsr people do; onlld one la sumvr lhe nexl drsasler Thus, have reallsue eapeerahorls, all on rhern, have some planned moves, and prepare herler lor near llnre: 12 17 DESIGNERS CHECKLIST Dslgn sohd Imusmg |o rope Wflh wrnrer mid; sheller lhe house wllh earlhoanhs, walls. or dense creseenllr planllngs lo po‘ewud winds Dralr. house and ham areas well for rnllddy lhaw per/rods choose rrndslope llherrnal helll loeallona lor house and garden shes, and be aware ol hosr erlenl on slopes, Where summer-dry regimes dolnlnale, dtslsn lhe house and lnner runes lrrr are prolrellorl, and provide radlruon shlelds Develnpswaksln lhese areas Use planr/anlrrlal gullds rn orehards, and lralanee lhese lo rednre or ellrrnnale lhe m lor lane es Use annllnal or neerlllase syslelM ln mp, rnaln. liming or pmvldmg soll hurrrns and soil sonernre Use hedgmw lor windbruk Beware avalanehe ln snowy clrrrrales, and do nar develap 5“ runs In lraglle slope loresrs or rnndra. Beware arld raln mm; on uplands above vllllges. Hdsuws and swales will harvesl snowmen, Bury all plpes below laool Imltl ln solls, and allww var We depth on warer slolayas. Do um dealroy peola or dwarl rrees on perrnahosrs; resod bare areas xeraln and earend hedgemw and upland lorsols an larrns around serllernenl. Do very rarelul Ienerrlg and grating rolallons In grasslandi. and |rv |o lnelnde (or developl a mix ol