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The Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) has just released its Spring 2026 Bushfire Outlook...

Dry soils, heavy fuel loads and warmer-than-average conditions are creating concern as we head into spring. Bushfire preparation isn't just about what happens when the fire arrives. Embers, radiant heat, power outages and being unable to leave at short notice can all become problems.

AFAC Report - Well worth a read and as always the best time to prepare isn't when there's smoke on the horizon — it's now. Time to clean up around the house and get those hoses, sprinklers, fire extinguishers and blankets checked.

u/SurvSt — 1 day ago

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Right now: bushfire warning in the NT, flood watch in Victoria, damaging winds in the Snowy Mountains — same week - Worth a look at your BOM alerts today, because Australia's currently running three completely different hazard types at once, in three different states.

u/SurvSt — 11 days ago

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Filters ≠ purifiers — fixed a wiki error that's been floating around

Quick one: the wiki used to say portable filters remove "some" viruses. Not accurate. Filters strip bacteria and protozoa; they don't reliably catch viruses at the pore sizes most portable units use. After a flood, if you're on surface water, you want a purifier — chemical, UV, or a filter rated to the smaller virus threshold — not just a filter. Full writeup with sources: Water Filters vs Purifiers: What Actually Removes Viruses.

Worth saying: Survival Storehouse funds the wiki, the tools website and supports this sub. Small Central Coast business, running since 2009 — if you're buying survival kit in Australia, that's who's behind the free stuff you've probably already used so check them out ans help support local. www.survivalstorehouse.com

u/SurvSt — 8 days ago