It’s hot out there, and very dry, especially where the recent coastal rains barely made themselves felt (12.5mm in Mid Hartley over the 3 days that Sydney flooded and Foxground received 190mm in 24 hours!).
This weekend is forecast to be the hottest in this record breaking hot summer, so take all precautions necessary to keep yourselves and your family safe and cool.
Drink plenty of water, keep indoors, no fires – of course, but nothing that can cause sparks either, like slashing paddocks, or using heavy machinery, or riding motor bikes through dry grass. It’s not only matches that start fires!
Be prepared for the worst and hopefully the worst won’t happen. But keep up to date with reports from the Rural Fire Service (See our information page on preparing for the fire season) and watch this video from the Bureau of Meteorology:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqqTy4uOuQE It explains the whole picture.
