A WEBINAR held by Agriculture Victoria next week will focus on getting farmers prepared for the fire season.<\/p>\n
The session will involve land management extension officer Kylie Macreadie discussing ways to prepare a farm, and season risk agronomist Dale Grey talking about the current climate.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will go through some of the key messages of things farmers can do to be prepared not just for fighting a fire but also what they can do to be prepared for recovery,\u201d said Ms Macreadie.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt can be for big commercial farms or for people on a little bit of land with a few livestock.\u201d<\/p>\n
Using Agriculture Victoria\u2019s newly released fire preparedness toolkit will also be covered.<\/p>\n
Following the 2019 and 2020 Victorian fires, staff at the organisation wanted to create resources like the tool kit so farmers could be better prepared for future emergences.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis product has been developed after that 2019 and 2020 fires where we had staff working in Gippsland and the north-east,\u201d said Ms Macreadie.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can saw the common things that farmers experienced and we wanted to be able to share those things with other farmers so they can be prepared in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Macreadie said it\u2019s hoped that by equipping farmers with information, recovery after future events will be smoother.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s about getting people better prepared so when they are experiencing the stress and trauma of an event they can get through that better,\u201d said Ms Macreadie.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s also about being able to recover faster if they do some of the steps in the checklist.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven little things like knowing the length of the boundary fence or reviewing the insurance policy can help have a fast recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n