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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
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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:
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DESIGNERS CHECKLIST
Dslgn sohd Imusmg |o rope Wflh wrnrer mid; sheller
lhe house wllh earlhoanhs, walls. or dense creseenllr
planllngs lo poewud 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